Questar, part of the Mauser Packaging Solutions company, is a national leader in industrial packaging distribution. By offering a broad portfolio of packaging solutions, we help our customers move product from point A to Z in the safest, most cost-effective manner. As part of a fast-growing team, we understand that by embracing what makes us each unique, we become collectively better.
The successful candidate will be responsible for executing the company’s sales plan in a territory consisting of our South California territories. It will require some overnight business travel. This position will strategically work closely with the Vice President of Sales and be part of a strong team approach to increasing sales revenue in the territory.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and expand the company's existing customer base across all product lines to achieve growth objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.
- Investigate and troubleshoot quality and customer service issues and identify solutions.
- Maintain a robust prospect pipeline, prepare proposals, submit quotes, author call reports, sales presentations, sample/demonstrate products.
- Source raw materials, such as empty containers, in addition to selling
- Determine efficient shipping methods for order fulfillment
- Passionately communicate our brand identity and implement company initiatives.
Requirements:
- Minimum five years of B2B industrial sales or distribution sales experience, preferably with industrial-oriented UN packaging.
- A bachelor’s degree preferred but will consider candidates with appropriate industry experience in lieu of college degree.
- Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, and effective listening skills.
- Strong sales hunter mentality with passion to succeed.
- Strong prospecting and account qualification skills.
- Proven ability to develop and implement sales strategies.
- Ability to develop comprehensive understanding of financial and business plans.
- Ability to work in a team environment with senior management as well as plant-level employees.
- Must be comfortable in office, factory and warehouse environments.
- Ability to work with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel (pivot-table experience a plus) and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work in a high-stress environment with the ability to problem solve, prioritize and react quickly
- Strong organizational skills with a high attention to detail.
- Experience with SalesForce.com or similar CRM tool.
- Ability to travel 15 - 20% of the time.
- Bi-lingual (English and Spanish) a plus.
Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company.
Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward-looking team.
At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that’s always striving to innovate and serve customers better—and help them be better stewards of the environment.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional—or just beginning your career—there’s a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Join us!
Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Skills Required
- Minimum five years of B2B industrial sales or distribution sales experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Superior written and verbal communication and effective listening skills
- Strong sales hunter mentality and passion to succeed
- Strong prospecting and account qualification skills
- Proven ability to develop and implement sales strategies
- Ability to understand financial and business plans
- Ability to work with senior management and plant-level employees in a team environment
- Comfort working in office, factory, and warehouse environments
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Salesforce.com or similar CRM experience
- Ability to work in a high-stress environment, solve problems, prioritize, and react quickly
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to travel 15–20% of the time
- Bilingual English and Spanish
Mauser Packaging Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mauser Packaging Solutions and has not been reviewed or approved by Mauser Packaging Solutions.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is often positioned as competitive for local entry-level industrial roles in several manufacturing locations. This helps hourly staff view wages as reasonable for their markets.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Overtime availability is a common feature for hourly and production roles, enabling meaningful increases in take-home pay. The ability to work extra hours can make overall earnings more attractive.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and steady vacation accumulation are described as reasonably flexible in some areas. These time-away options provide a dependable baseline of leave benefits.
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What We Do
Mauser Packaging Solutions is a global leader in solutions and services across the packaging lifecycle, providing large and small metal, plastic, fiber and hybrid packaging worldwide to companies in industries from food, beverage, personal care and pharmaceuticals to chemicals, petrochemicals, agrochemicals and paints.
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