Senior Key Account Manager (Pulp and Paper)

Location: Augusta, Georgia, United States

Salary: $88,850–$130,317 per year plus discretionary bonuses

Company

hirify.global provides water and hygiene solutions, including water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and monitoring, control, and delivery systems. The company serves customers globally through 78 manufacturing facilities and more than 23,000 employees across over 160 countries.

What you will do

• Manage a portfolio of pulp and paper manufacturing accounts and develop strategic account growth plans.
• Provide consultative sales support and chemical application expertise for retention aids, strength additives, sizing, coating, deposit control, and process optimization.
• Collaborate with customer technical teams to identify operational improvement opportunities and conduct process evaluations.
• Recommend solutions to improve machine efficiency, product quality, operating costs, and sustainability outcomes.
• Generate new business within assigned mills and corporate account structures while monitoring competitive activity and pulp and paper market trends.
• Prepare technical reports, business reviews, and value summaries; support product trials, startup activities, and process improvement projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Paper Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience supporting pulp and paper customers, paper chemicals, water treatment, industrial manufacturing, or technical sales.
• Understanding of paper manufacturing processes and chemical treatment programs.
• Proven success building relationships with operations, engineering, and procurement teams.
• Strong sales aptitude and consultative selling skills.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and presentation abilities.

Nice to have

• Hands-on production experience in a pulp mill, paper mill, tissue mill, containerboard facility, packaging mill, or converting operation.
• Experience in manufacturing, operations, production supervision, process engineering, maintenance, reliability, or continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with papermaking, stock preparation, wet-end operations, fiber processing, paper machine operations, coating, finishing, and mill utility systems.
• Experience supporting safety, quality, uptime, throughput, yield improvement, and cost reduction objectives.
• Understanding of day-to-day operational challenges in pulp and paper manufacturing facilities.
• Experience troubleshooting process issues and implementing operational improvements directly with mill personnel.
• Prior production or manufacturing experience within the pulp and paper industry is strongly preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Work involving complex challenges in laboratory and field environments.
• Equal opportunity employment for qualified candidates.