The packaging solutions seller — selling containers and packaging to manufacturing and shipping customers.
As a Junior Containers Sales Representative, you sell containers and packaging solutions to businesses. This might include shipping containers, industrial drums, packaging materials, or storage solutions. You're working with logistics managers, operations directors, and purchasing agents.
Your day involves B2B prospecting and consultation. You might visit a manufacturer about drum needs, present container solutions to a shipping company, or quote packaging materials for a distribution center. You're learning container specifications while developing industrial sales skills.
The challenge is understanding the diverse applications for containers and packaging. Different industries have different requirements — food grade, hazmat, export, recycling. You're developing application knowledge to match solutions to needs.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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The packaging solutions seller — selling containers and packaging to manufacturing and shipping customers.
Median pay for a Junior Containers Sales Representative is about $67K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $38K to $134K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Speaking, Active Listening, Negotiation, Persuasion, and Social Perceptiveness.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 0.3% through 2034, with roughly 1.3 million people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Containers Sales Representative, Sales Specialist, and Senior Sales Specialist.
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