Full-Time

Account Executive

Central Illinois Region

Buckeye Corrugated

Buckeye Corrugated

201-500 employees

Employee-owned sheet-plant packaging operator

No salary listed

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role with regular travel to BCI plants, customer facilities, and trade shows; applicants must live in or near the assigned sales territory.

Bachelor's

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Sales
CRM
Word/Pages/Docs
Customer Service
Zoho
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Requirements
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Ability to build rapport with customers and suppliers and communicate effectively in interpersonal, listening, verbal, and written interactions.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
  • Problem-solving ability and the ability to determine customer solutions using a consultative and personalized sales approach.
  • Commitment to customer service and knowledge of industry standards.
  • Ability to manage time effectively while working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent in sales or marketing.
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of sales experience.
  • Residence in, or within a reasonable distance of, the assigned geographical sales territory.
Responsibilities
  • Generate new business and meet or exceed sales goals.
  • Help determine product specifications, quotes, and pricing.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly activity reports.
  • Compile and analyze prospective customer information within the sales territory to develop a prospect list.
  • Use the company's project management and customer engagement software, PORT and ZOHO.
  • Make sales calls and give sales presentations to prospective customers.
  • Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
  • Visit customers and potential customers to evaluate needs while promoting additional products and services.
  • Maintain customer records and relationships with key customer contacts.
  • Answer customer questions about credit terms, products, prices, and availability.
  • Perform packaging audits and work with the BCI Design Team to create value-added solutions in a timely manner.
  • Follow established safety rules, company policies, and procedures while performing duties ethically.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in the corrugated packaging or manufacturing industry.

Buckeye Corrugated is a packaging company that runs a network of corrugated sheet plants to design, manufacture, and supply corrugated packaging products. Its core operation is converting corrugated board into boxes and other packaging items at its sheet plants, serving customers with customized packaging solutions. The company grows by acquiring other packaging firms and integrating them into its decentralized, employee-owned culture, making it the largest independent sheet plant operator in the United States with over 850 employees and annual sales over $450 million. Unlike some peers that rely on venture capital or public markets, Buckeye Corrugated remains fully employee-owned, emphasizing shared ownership and a steady, acquisitions-driven expansion strategy. The goal is to provide reliable, scalable packaging solutions through a long-standing, worker-owned business model that grows by expanding facilities, capabilities, and geographic reach to meet modern packaging demands.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$32.3M

Headquarters

Wooster, Ohio

Founded

1958

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Reno's June 2026 opening adds Western capacity and lowers freight for regional customers.
  • New die cutters, CAD, and folder gluers expand BCI's retail-display and engineered-packaging mix.
  • BCI keeps winning visibility through 2026 trade shows and customer-facing innovation showcases.

What critics are saying

  • Reno's equipment-heavy buildout needs immediate volume; underfilled capacity compresses margins in 2026.
  • Private packaging rivals can undercut BCI on West Coast freight and turnaround.
  • A failed expansion or integration cycle would trap capital and weaken employee-owner returns.

What makes Buckeye Corrugated unique

  • 100% employee-owned since 1966; that culture persists across twelve manufacturing facilities.
  • Reno now serves West Coast brands with 100,000 square feet and integrated packaging.
  • BCI still operates as an independent sheet plant network, preserving local-market responsiveness.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Bonus Plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Company News

Associated Press
Apr 17th, 2026
Buckeye Corrugated installs advanced equipment at Reno facility ahead of June grand opening

Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI) is installing advanced production equipment at its new Reno, Nevada facility ahead of a grand opening and innovation showcase on 12 June. The phased installation includes a conveyor and unitizer system, die cutter infrastructure, CAD table, folder gluer and a multi-colour die cutter. The company has completed installation of its conveyor and unitizer system, with infrastructure ready for a three-colour die cutter arriving in mid to late May. The system includes capacity for future expansion to five-colour printing. A CAD table for structural design will be installed mid-April, followed by a folder gluer on 1 May. The facility positions BCI to serve West Coast customers with reduced lead times, lower freight costs and improved packaging flexibility.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Oct 10th, 2023
SEC FORM D

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

Intelligence360 News
Jul 20th, 2022
Fairlawn Ohio based Buckeye Corrugated is raising $3,942,675.00 in New Equity Investment.

Fairlawn, OH - According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Buckeye Corrugated is raising $3,942,675.00 in new funding. Sources indicate as part of senior management Chief Financial Officer, John Powell played a

The Business Journals
Jan 14th, 2022
Six NE Ohio companies land VC funding in fourth quarter

In 2021, companies in the Akron, Canton and Cleveland metropolitan statistical areas raised $290 million in 37 deals.