Cascades Boxboard Group Inc

Key Account Lead

Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Finance or related field; experience may substitute for degree.
  • 5+ years of B2B sales or account management, preferably in packaging or big box retail.
  • Proven experience managing large strategic portfolios, with a minimum of 3 years.
  • Strong negotiation skills; ability to influence within complex organizations.
  • Tech-savvy with CRM experience preferred.
  • Excellent business acumen; understanding of long-cycle sales processes.
  • Self-starter with a collaborative and strategic growth mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and grow high-value strategic accounts to boost sales.
  • Acquire new accounts and achieve strategic sales growth targets.
  • Develop and execute long-term account strategies for revenue enhancement.
  • Identify growth opportunities within existing accounts.
  • Negotiate complex agreements with large organization stakeholders.
  • Act as primary contact for key clients to ensure satisfaction and retention.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver tailored client solutions.

Benefits

  • Career pathways that support personal and professional development.
  • Comprehensive health benefits, life insurance, and generous time off.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Profit Sharing and Stock Options.
  • Well-being benefits including EAP, lifestyle support, and legal plans.
  • Profit sharing based on company profitability, offered as a percentage of salary.
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Your Role

As Key Account Lead, you'll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential.
Your scope includes:

  • Manage and grow Cascades' most strategic accounts, with a focus on high-volume, long-cycle sales
  • Acquisition of new accounts, sectors and overall strategic sales growth in line with company growth objectives
  • Develop and execute long-term account strategies to increase revenue and market share
  • Identify growth opportunities within existing accounts and lead strategic initiatives
  • Negotiate complex agreements and influence decision-makers within large organizations
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients, ensuring satisfaction and retention
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to deliver tailored solutions
  • Represent Cascades with professionalism, maturity, and a solutions-oriented mindset


What you bring

You're a natural fit for Key Account Lead if you have:

  • Proven experience managing large strategic portfolios (minimum 3 years), ideally in the CPG, pulp and paper, or corrugated industry
  • Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence within complex organizations
  • Demonstrated success in strategic account management or key account leadership
  • Excellent business acumen and understanding of long-cycle sales processes
  • Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders at major corporations
  • Tech-savvy and quick to learn new systems (CRM experience preferred)
  • Self-starter with a collaborative, creative, and strategic growth mindset with a focus on new opportunities
  • Willingness to travel regularly across regions to meet client and business needs

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Finance or related field.
  • Experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
  • 5+ years of experience in B2B sales or account management (packaging industry or big box retail industry preferred).
  • Willingness to travel at least 50% within the Eastern and Southern US.


If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we'd love to meet you!

Apply now and join our team as Key Account Lead in Chicago.

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About Cascades Boxboard Group Inc

Cascades Boxboard Group Inc is a Canadian company that produces and sells packaging and tissue products made from recycled fibers. The company operates in Canada and the United States and has a total of 11,000 employees. Cascades Boxboard Group Inc is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, including using renewable energy sources and reducing waste. The company's products are used in a variety of industries, including food and beverage, consumer goods, and industrial products.
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10,000 employees
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Founded
1964
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