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Midwest Area Candidates

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33520 Sales Representative – Northeast Ohio candidate has three years of packaging sales experience, and is fully trained in corrugated and packaging supplies

• Responsible for selling a full range of industrial packaging supplies including corrugated boxes, stretch film, tape, cornerboard, etc.
• Major markets included distribution, warehousing and all industrial companies
• Major accounts included Precision Medical, Merial Ltd. and Walton Press
• Individuals interfaced with involve numerous decision makers including but not limited to CEO, CFO, plant manager, production manager, distribution manager, safety manager, engineers and mechanics, and convincing all participants involved with my proposal on a solution to their packaging needs
• Position required extensive cold calling as well as account maintenance and expansion
• Additional responsibilities included acquiring extensive knowledge of several different industrial packaging product lines and 50 accounts, as well as maintaining a strong working relationship with several vendors
• Built new business territory to over 50 customers and roughly $800K in annual sales
• Met or exceeded yearly sales budget/goals in 2007 and 2008

28312 Structural Designer – This experienced corrugated and POP designer just completed back to back contract positions with major suppliers, is open to any positions in the industry, and will relocate himself

Candidate has eight years of experience in corrugated, plastic corrugated, foam and racks, and a BS in Packaging from Clemson.  He has worked with Artios, CorelDraw, SolidWorks and Kongsburg, and has ISO and ISTA experience.

• BS in Packaging Science + currently working toward MBA + managerial experience

• CPP, Certified Packaging Professional – earned through the IOPP in 2008

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified – earned in 2008

• Over five years of diverse packaging experience in consumer products, project management, protective packaging, design, beverages, corrugated, foam, quality control, corrugated (all), glass and PET bottles, and films

• Successful experience in a managerial position with eight team members

• Successfully managed individual and group projects from concept to shelf

• Experience with consumer goods, foam and hexacomb protective packaging, corrugated (design and sales) and beverages

43908 Sales Representative – This candidate has 10 years of experience in corrugated and industrial packaging in central Kentucky

This person is an enthusiastic, high-achieving sales professional with extensive experience in growing sales territories.  He has successfully negotiated purchasing agreements and managed institutional bids.  He has developed long-term customer relationships and implemented strategies to reduce customer costs while maintaining high sales margins.  He possesses expertise in the following areas:

• New account hunting strategies

• Customer cost reduction strategies

• Customer service and support

• Negotiation skills

• Margin repair activities

• Long term customer bonding

35013 Service/Field Technician – Candidate has 20 years of experience in troubleshooting and repair of Wulftec and Lantech stretch, film, strapping and case erectors among other packaging equipment; he prefers the Chicagoland area

This candidate is a professional service technician with extensive experience in primary and secondary packaging, food packaging and machine installation and maintenance.  Key strengths include mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, delivering exemplary customer service and proactively supporting sales initiatives with existing and potential customers.  Certifications include:

• Allen Bradley PLC 5/SLC 500 certification

• Bizerba Gx Series basic weight scale certification

• Lantech Level 1 semiautomatic stretch wrapper certification

• Lantech Level 2 automatic stretch wrapper certification

• Wulftec semiautomatic and automatic stretch wrapper certification

• 3M case sealer and tape head certification

43935 Purchasing Manager – This purchasing manager in the Cincinnati area is knowledgeable and experienced in planning, scheduling, project management, sourcing, negotiating and purchasing, with 20 years of experience I packaging supplies

Proficient in:

• Microsoft products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Project, Visio and FrontPage
• E-mail and voicemail tools
• Gathering and analyzing data and creating reports using Access
• Troubleshooting and problem solving software and process-related issues
• Use of Internet for research and fact-finding
• Installing new computer programs and updates
• Repairing and replacing computer hardware
• Negotiating skills and vendor management
• Strong organizational skills, communication skills and problem solving
• QuickBooks

28707 Sales Representative – Candidate has 22 years of experience in brown box and packaging supplies in midwest Indiana and the Louisville area

This person is experienced in brown box and value added corrugated packaging sales.  She is competitive with orders of up to 26 truckloads of corrugated sales.  She secured, forecasted and monitored sales of existing customers.  She developed strategic marketing plans with 130 new business target accounts, and pursued national account initiatives.

36386 Sales Manager/Director – Sales manager with 24 years of experience in flexible and protective packaging available in the Chicago area

This candidate has demonstrated success in driving top and bottom line performance in diverse

packaging, manufacturing and distribution sectors.  He is skilled in P&L, sales, marketing, business

development, turnarounds, supply chain and strategic planning.  He is a strong leader who blends strategic thinking with tactical execution to deliver results in highly complex manufacturing settings.  He drove a $5 million dollar profit swing, restoring profitability, increasing product margins and turning around a 15% sales decline to increase revenues.  He is skilled in motivating, mentoring, rebuilding and leading sales teams to exceed forecasts/sales plans within budget to maximize return on investment.

25773 Sales Representative – Candidate has 15 years of experience with multi-wall paper and plastic bags in the food, mill, pet and dairy industries in the eastern U.S.

• Energetic sales professional with a successful background of steady concentration of territory growth and increased responsibilities
• Results-oriented with a track record of customer satisfaction
• Consistently increased territory’s market share beyond management’s expectations
• Strengths contributing to success include team leadership, selling value-added services, long-term customer relationships, and developing and applying solutions for problem solving
• History of opening and managing national accounts
• Dedicated to professional integrity
• Exhibits exceptional communication skills for communicating with all levels of internal/external staff and management

44105 Customer Service Manager/Project Manager – This 13 year industry veteran who currently is a contract customer service representative in the corrugated sector is looking for a customer service position in the Chicago area

This candidate has managed turnkey customer accounts that included Nestlé-Purina, Kraft Foods, Nikon, Cadbury Adams, Wells Lamont and Jays Foods.  She worked with design on concepts, with  manufacturing facility on production and the fulfillment facility to pack and ship.  She helped introduce environmentally friendly club pack packaging for packing out cameras and other high-end products for Nikon.

24154 Sales Representative – This candidate has 25+ years of experience in flexible film, poly bags and laminated products in the Midwest; he has new business to bring and is located in Ohio

This candidate is a versatile senior executive with a unique blend of experience in sales, marketing, R&D, project management, operations, multi-site administration, quality assurance, P&L, strategic planning, business development, expansions, start-ups, turnaround and customer service.

• Over 33 years of experience managing start-up and daily operations of successful packaging manufacturing companies

• Proven ability to market products to niche customers and establish and increase profitability

• Verifiable success in expanding product markets into new geographic areas

• Track record of inventive product development and introduction to the marketplace

• Ability to creatively transform sales and marketing challenges into growth opportunities

• Experience developing processes and automated applications targeting specialized markets

37177 Graphic Designer – Candidate has 20 years of experience in folding carton and POP in food packaging and retail; he is located in western Illinois and is open to relocation

This person’s primary responsibilities have included extensive package design and corporate identity for national and corporate brand environments, POS, promotional and trade advertising, and website design.  Strengths include original concept design ideas, photo art direction, detailed organizational skills and the ability to create outstanding marker renderings.

27966 Product Manager/Regional Sales Manager – Candidate has 20 years of experience in flexible packaging films and tapes; responsible for product development and North American sales of high barrier materials marketed direct to end users and distributor based sales organizations

This person holds profit and loss responsibility for two primary product lines sold to food and medical processors.  Duties include procurement of highly engineered films with additional responsibility for training inside and outside sales associates for the marketing of these products to the specialty packaging marketplace.

• Over 10 years of sales experience in flexible packaging films and FIBC
• $5 million in sales in the Midwest
• Thermoforming and shrink tunnel equipment
• Coextruded and extruded barrier films
• FIBC: PP and PE plastic materials
• Four year degree
• Food processing and chemical markets

28979 Account Manager – Candidate has over 15 years of outside sales experience, with five years in packaging and is responsible for the development of industrial distribution business through cold calling to manufacturing facilities in northwest Ohio, southeast Michigan and northeast Indiana

This sales and marketing professional with strong relationship building skills is seeking an outside sales position.  She has a proven track record selling packaging supplies through distribution (tapes, paper, corrugated, cores, chemicals, small equipment, films, poly bags, chipboard, tote divider, etc.)

• Outside sales

• Account management

• Product presentation

• Cold calls

• Organizational skills

• Marketing/promotion

• Detail oriented

• Inventory management

• Problem resolution

26603 Production Manager/Plant Manager – Manager with 24 years of experience in corrugated box and display plants available in the Chicago area

• Managed up to 50 hourly employees and four salaried supervisors
• Increased the plant’s manufacturing capacity by implementing production efficiencies within the union workforce while adhering to the terms of collective bargaining agreement
• Maintained a safe and clean work environment by enforcing plant safety regulations and housekeeping practices and maintaining an effective, ongoing safety program
• Maintained work force by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees, and explaining rules and policies
• Monitored work force by appraising job results, coaching, counseling, disciplining employees and maintaining employee job descriptions and records
• Coordinated production operations by scheduling work flow and assigning employees, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems and overseeing reporting results of the processing flow on production summaries
• Provided manufacturing information by compiling, sorting and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests
• Developed and maintained effective departmental quality procedures, first box setup check and quality checks during run process
• Coordinated maintenance work to minimize any disruption to customer and manufacturing needs
• Initiated and fostered a spirit of cooperation within and between departments and with customer service to ensure customer commitments were accomplished
• Conducted meetings with employees to accomplish productivity, safety, quality and efficiency goals
• Controlled inventory of raw materials and monitored production supply purchases to reduce working capital investments

29098 General Manager/Sales Manager – This person’s general manager, sales manager, sales, production and finance skills are well developed, with 25+ years of experience in all facets of the corrugated industry and significant knowledge across multiple product and market lines; open to relocating to any region

As General Manager:

• Managed direct reports including plant manager, sales manager, customer service manager and controller to effectively, safely and profitably direct and motivate a workforce of 60 to 70 plus employees in a sheet plant selling $12MM to $15MM annually
• Initiated a change in culture allowing decisions to be made by each manager rather than by the GM as previously existed
• Conducted analysis of unprofitable business and made tough decisions to either increase the price, redesign to improve margin or to work with the customer to find a new supplier
• Directed an inventory reduction program that reduced inventory by over 50%, adding additional cash flow of over $250K
• Directed a new process of ordering sheets that reduced WIP inventory by over 50%
• Initiated safety program that previously did not exist
• Worked to refine business mix, reducing dependency on warehousing, which resulted in the ability to discontinue outside warehousing, reducing freight, labor, energy, insurance costs and working capital, adding $200,000 to the bottom line
• Encouraged staff to be creative in managing business to improve machine run speeds and reduce setup times
• Implemented written annual reviews with employee involvement that previously did not exist
• Led team to assimilate a newly acquired sheet plant and later worked to spin it off into its own independent facility when it was determined that it would function better as an independent facility
• Handled all pricing for both facilities and a newly acquired plant

As Sales Manager:

• Managed staff of eight, including sales staff of three, designer, customer service manager and customer service department
• Production of 1,100 MSF with four FFG and one RDC
• Initiated creative ideas in several accounts leading to significant margin enhancement and improved machine speeds
• Managed local $1MM account personally
• Acquired and managed a $750K plus account by suggesting a redesign that solved their problems

30857 Sales Representative – Western Illinois area candidate has 18 years of experience selling flexible packaging in the food industry from shrink and stretch film to pouches and most packaging machinery throughout the Midwest

This candidate is an experienced, successful packaging professional with a wealth of product knowledge gained in several disciplines of the industry.  His background including manufacturing, distribution, sales leadership, logistics and service provides an ability to identify customer needs and provide creative solutions.  As a regional manager, he was charged with developing a strategic plan for the newly identified food packaging business segment in several divisions.  Responsibilities included co-facilitating the overall national plan, vendor stratification, and placing and training sales specialists in each division.  Having developed several territories and departments from minimal levels has refined proficiency in his cold call and extensive sales skills.  He possesses an ethical zeal for the packaging industry and a dedication to be the best, combined with a competitive desire to succeed.

24747 Sales Representative – This candidate is a multi-faceted sales representative with over 10 years of experience in the corrugated industry, with a proven track record of closing target accounts, growing existing accounts, and successfully transitioning key business in central Indiana

This sales rep is responsible for developing new business as well as transitioning, managing and growing corporate and local accounts.  He developed and managed an account base of under $500,000 in annual sales to over $5,000,000.  He worked closely with the management team with the intent of developing into a management candidate, taking advantage of all training opportunities within company.  He has worked with and developed small, medium and large local accounts as well as corporate accounts, and has a strong working relationship with multiple plants.  He learned aspects of the company through an intensive on the job training program and by working closely with the area sales manager and field sales manager.  He is fluent with Harry Rodhe software as well as the latest computer technology.

33179 Sales Representative – Candidate has 20 years of experience selling Storopack equipment and materials to wholesale and distribution customers in Kentucky, southern Ohio and southern Indiana

• Manufacturer of packaging materials, wholesale sales to distribution network
• Increased territory sales by $1,000,000 over five year period
• Managed multi-state, multi-million dollar distributor network
• Trained distributor sales personnel on product line and applications
• Provided end user cost analysis to identify best packaging solutions
• Designed, installed and serviced systems and equipment

43252 VP/Director of Business Development – Chicago area candidate has 24 years of experience with flexible packaging in the food, personal care, medical, industrial and agricultural markets

• Candidate built and led a team to utilize core manufacturing competencies for adjacency move into high barrier meat and cheese H/T/F/F/S flexible packaging.

• Led cross-functional team through segmentation and SWOT analysis to determine sweet spot and focus segments within meat and cheese market

• Developed trademarked brand and defined product portfolio

• Directed and managed R&D resources through product development process

• Responsible for the hiring, management and coaching of new sales team, combined with managing and developing the sales strategies for the trademarked product line

• Responsible for development of communication plan for marketing the product line as well as the marketing, sales collateral and trade show participation

44110 Customer Service/Sales Correspondent – Candidate has 25 years of experience, with proficiency in Harry Rohde software and corrugated products; would like to stay in Chicago area if possible

Duties included servicing the customer’s needs, extensive phone contact, estimating and order entry inventory control.  She handled top accounts, and is proficient in Harry Rohde software.

44112 Customer Service/Quality Supervisor – This management professional with extensive production/supervisory/quality leadership experience is seeking to utilize her skills and experience to manage in the areas of continuous improvement, statistical process control, quality assurance and safety; 22 years of experience in the corrugated industry, located in the Chicago area

This person is a highly motivated, dedicated and versatile professional with experience spanning a 20 year career in the corrugated packaging industry.  Accomplishments include:

• Developed the AIB (American Institute for Baking) program for sanitation and received superior grade
• Enforced plant safety regulations, including good housekeeping practices and GMP, and knowledge of HACCP
• Initiated and analyzed process capability studies; recommendations for improvement resulted in improved results which were followed up by timely audits to ensure compliance
• Assisted with all aspects of new product development, production trials, test sampling and production test runs of new materials and finished product
• Formed a partnership with Quaker Oats and established weekly meetings
• Developed a metric scorecard which improved the partnership and quality at the customer’s facility
• Achieved a reduction of the cost of quality from .080/MSF in 2006 to .020/MSF in 2008
• Increased the internal quality process audit from 60.30% in 2006 to 87.12% in 2007
• Key member of the health and safety committee and was instrumental in developing the H&SE manual
• Improved the H&SE audit score by 64%; element #6 (includes inspections, housekeeping and hazardous conditions, etc.) baseline in 2003 was 33%, score on 10/11/06 was 97.30%

44124 Sales Representative – Central Indiana-based sales rep with four years of experience selling packaging supplies including films and corrugated products throughout Indiana is available

• Developed a business plan with upper management to increase gross profit
• Increased sales by over $600,000 for the year
• Able to grow my territory  by over 100%
• Developed profitable relationships with current and prospective customers, and provided exceptional customer support through attentiveness and product knowledge
• Sold all packaging products, films, corrugated and innovative solutions

43945 Regional Sales Manager – This Chicago area sales manager has 20 years of manufacturing experience, including 10 years of sales experience selling packaging machinery (form fill, tray and pouch sealers, cartoning and more) throughout the Midwest

• Form fill and seal, tray and pouch machines used for primary packaging with flexible or rigid material

• Cartoner and case packing machines used for secondary packages

• Custom designed and built machines used to assemble medical and consumer products

• Controls architecture for Gen3 mechatronic packaging machines programmed with IEC 61131 languages

• Mechatronic (flexible, modular, servo driven machines) and comprehensive knowledge of machine builders

• QA tools such as OEE, Six Sigma, IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols per ISO 11607, FDA 21CFR part 11

41133 Sales Representative – With 12 years of experience, this person sells general packaging and supplies in Kentucky and the adjoining states

Candidate is a three time member of the Peak Performers Club honoring the top 10% in sales performance.  He was Sales Representative of the Year and won the National Sales Excellence Award 12 times.  He develops new and existing customer relationships through networking, lead generation and cold calling, and solves packaging and shipping issues by analyzing the customer’s procedures and needs. 

43552 Sales Representative – Candidate has 20 years of experience in all products/equipment in graphic arts including plates, film, software and digital technology, selling in the Louisville/Cincinnati area

This sales rep is responsible for a multi-million dollar territory, handling sales for all products and equipment in the graphic arts industry including prepress and pressroom.  He doubled the territory in sales in four years through company reorganization, customer growth and sales growth.  He is very good at accepting new technology and learning the digital aspect of the trade.  He develops solid partnerships and relationships with customers, manufacturers and other vendors and associates.  Customer base includes Nielsen/RR Donnelley, Neff Packaging, Multi Packaging, U.S. Playing Card, BWAY Corp., Ali Industries, World Color and many other companies.  Skills include learning all technology, territory growth, equipment sales and sales of consumables.

43944 Sales Representative – This Illinois-based sales rep has 20 years of experience selling a complete line of label equipment and applicators including printer/applicators, centrifugal parts feeders and custom assembly and placement equipment in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota

Responsibilities have included sales covering a four-state territory with prospects qualified through networking, advertising, referrals and personal sales efforts.  Markets have included food, meat processing, distribution centers, health and beauty, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.  He is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Sales Course, American Management Association Sales Course and Personal Selling Skills (PSS III).

42528 Sales Representative – Candidate has 25 years of experience selling most packaging equipment and supplies in southwest Ohio

Candidate represented numerous manufacturers in the sale of packaging equipment and supplies.  He is familiar with most line processes, line layout, making PowerPoint presentations and presenting proposals to groups.  He is experienced in working with CAD drawings, calculating rate of returns on investments, assessing needs for customers and researching sources to meet the their expectations and maximize their returns.  He managed projects from concept to conclusion to obtain exceptional bottom line results.  He has worked with and is comfortable in dealing with Fortune 500 companies as well as start up operations, and established rapport with corporate officers, line supervisors and line workers.