The opportunity:
The Strategic Account Sales Manager supports senior sales leadership in managing strategic containerboard customers and optimizing volume across a complex supply environment. The position blends customer interaction, commercial analytics, and crossfunctional coordination, with extensive travel across customer sites and manufacturing locations.
This role is intentionally broad and is best suited for candidates seeking a clear runway into larger account responsibilities or seniorlevel sales roles over time.
How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
- Support management of strategic customers
- Assist with volume placement and trim optimization
- Gain exposure to containerboard producer trade dynamics as well as negotiated independent corrugator customer relationships
- Coordinate with planning, production, logistics, and customer service to align supply and demand
- Maintain frequent customer engagement through heavy travel
- Prepare forecasts, commercial analysis, and internal decisionsupport materials
- Monitor market conditions, customer needs, and competitive activity
What you need to succeed:
Experience
- ~5+ years in B2B industrial sales; commercial support, supplychain experience beneficial
- Background in paper, packaging, forest products, or similarly complex industrial markets preferred
Capabilities
- Strong relationship and communication skills
- Commercially analytical; comfortable with data and forecasting
- Organized, detailoriented, and adaptable
- Willing and able to travel extensively on a sustained basis
Education & Tools
- Bachelors degree required
- Proficient with Microsoft Office; CRM and BI/reporting tools a plus