Vice President - Business Development
CurrentAn industry-leading Post-Industrial Plastic Recycling Company focused on acquisition of scrap plastic and plastic waste from manufacturing, reprocessing of incoming scrap and waste, and the sale of reprocessed plastic back into domestic and international manufacturing markets. Work with manufacturing scrap suppliers locally, and dozens of domestic and international customers. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | SALES | ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT• Develop and manage sales throughout the Midwest with manufacturing scrap suppliers (vendors).• Define and manage all product margins. Negotiate pricing with suppliers on scrap acquisition, and set prices for all reprocessed resin sales.• Maintained revenues and margins at profitable levels during market fluctuations domestically and internationally.• Research market opportunities and prepare full-service quotes to manufacturers producing plastics scrap and waste.• Develop and negotiate pricing strategies aligned with industry trends and customer and supplier requirements.• Develop monthly and annual sales forecasts.BUSINESS OPERATIONS | LOGISTICS • Coordinate with internal resources assuring the smooth transition of products to market.• Perform plastic raw material acquisitions and all re-processed plastic resin sales.• Manage a fleet of semi-trailers and trailer spot suppliers at manufacturing supply sites. • Direct daily freight schedules locally, domestically, and internationally including local semi-trailer, local dock truck, over-the-road domestic, and export/international container shipments.• Set and manage daily, weekly, and monthly production & processing schedules turning incoming scrap into reprocessed resin for resale.