Product Sales Manager

Are you an experienced Sales professional with a knack for providing customer-oriented solutions?

As a Product Sales Manager within our Fabrics group you play a critical role in working directly with our customers to ensure the sales and servicing for all paper machine clothing related issues. Your knowledge and expertise will be put to good use as you support the customer and work with our Fabrics team to ensure that sales, installations, service, audits or Customer Agreements are carried out to a high level of performance and to the customers satisfaction.

• Establishes professional relationships with appropriate customer personnel such as Purchasing, Operations, Quality Assurance, Mill Management, etc.

• Secures opportunities to quote on requirements and obtain orders from existing and potential customers.

• Will be required to performing minor equipment audits or field service, data collection, inventory audits or other support for customers with respect to paper machine clothing or in support of specific customer contracts / agreements.

• Provides a territory sales forecast/budget for assigned accounts including competitor analysis.

PLEASE NOTE: Position will be located in Washington / Oregon region.

What you'll need:

This opportunity could be right for you if you have a Bachelors Degree (BA, BS) from four-year college or university in Paper Science, Engineering or a related degree; minimum of 5 years related experience preferably in the paper industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience. While a strong understanding of paper machine clothing is preferred, we're willing to work with and train the right candidate for their career at Valmet if they have a related background and a willingness to learn. As you'll be working closely with our customers within a region, you'll spend part of your time traveling.

What we offer:

We offer a dynamic work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and energetic setting with opportunities for continual growth. We're looking for team-oriented people with a willingness to learn and contribute to our customers' success. This includes a generous wage starting between $116k-154k/annual* and benefits package that offers a 401k with company match as well as company funded pension.

• Salary range is intended to provide a general guideline. Actual compensation will be determined based on market data, internal equity, and candidate credentials."

Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check and pre-employment physical and drug screen.

When everything works together:

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers' performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork. Join the team! www.valmet.com/careers

Valmet is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and applicants for employment will not be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

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