Director of Flexible Packaging

Bunzl Processor Division is seeking a Director of Flexible Packaging for our location in the North Kansas City, MO area. The Director will focus on developing strategies to increase revenues in the flexible packaging category. This position will lead a team of packaging specialists, category management, and packaging services to provide in-house support while driving sales growth, margin, and profitability within target business segments.

Your career path has many avenues available for you to succeed. Are you looking to advance at a rate that matches your ambition and skill set? At Bunzl, we understand and want to invest in you. With our multi-career options, you’ll not only be able to find the adventure you are looking for today, but can be confident that new opportunities will be there for advancement in your future.

At Bunzl, we know that our employees are our number one asset. We seek to recruit and retain the right people who are passionate about our business and we provide opportunities for our employees so that they may progress within our company based on their talents, experiences, and their aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to target new opportunities as well as expand line of existing product categories, within flexible packaging.
• Develop strategies to penetrate current customer base by introducing new product lines and by working with strategic packaging vendors and category management.
• Lead team of Packaging Specialists, Category Management, and Packaging Services to promote increased sales and profits while maximizing preferred vendor relationships.
• Work with cross functional teams to roll out strategic initiatives in key product areas.
• Work with sales leadership to track and hold accountable sales goals.
• Establish goals and objectives for growth in both sales and profits while maintaining a high service level to the customer.
• Drive cost out while consolidating product lines where applicable.
• Travel to customer and vendor meetings as necessary.
• Provide a regular sales report to senior management by recapping selling activities, sales pipeline and forecast as well as key opportunities trends and competitive information.
  
  

Requirements

• BA/BS in Business Management or related field strongly preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of sales management or category management in flexible packaging experience strongly preferred
• Previous P/L experience preferred
• Previous experience in sales or sourcing to the food industry strongly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communications required
• Ability to develop strong working relationships and work well within a team environment
• Able to work independently and to be self-directed
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel
• Must be able to travel, with overnight stays up to 25%.
  
  

So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)