Sales Manager – Meat Packaging Films (Central U.S.)
$100,000–$140,000 year
On-site · Naperville, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Senior-level Business Development Manager role focusing on meat processing and packaging across Central U.S. and Canada. Own new business development with meat processors and packers, conducting cold outreach, networking, and trade-show activity to build a robust pipeline. Lead on-site trials with production, QA, and packaging teams; manage long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles toward commercial conversion; maintain post-conversion relationships and upsell. Act as the field liaison between customers and internal technical/leadership teams, representing a differentiated PE meat-overwrapping solution to a market long dominated by PVC. Requires a hunter mindset, ownership, autonomy, and the ability to travel ~40% with occasional travel to Canada. Strong background in packaging trials, plant environments, and processor relationships is essential, with a focus on building the U.S. commercial footprint and scaling adoption of a novel packaging technology.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of sales or business development experience in meat processing, food manufacturing, packaging, or related industries
- Existing processor relationships or proven experience selling into plant environments
- Strong understanding of packaging trials and operational workflows
- Willingness to travel (~40%), including occasional Canada travel
- Travel readiness for multi-state and cross-border engagements
- Ability to manage long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles through commercial conversion
- Experience representing products in-market to drive adoption with major processors
Desired Qualifications
- 10+ years of sales or business development experience in meat processing, food manufacturing, packaging, or related industries
- Existing processor relationships or proven experience selling into plant environments
- Strong understanding of packaging trials and operational workflows
- Willingness to travel (~40%), including occasional Canada travel
- Ability to manage long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles through commercial conversion
- Experience representing products in-market and establishing adoption with major processors
- Hunter-focused role with capability to open doors, run trials, and convert conversations into long-term customers
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