Full-Time

Inside Sales Manager/Director

Sales, Multiple Teams

Posted on 8/16/2025

IPEG

IPEG

201-500 employees

Automation systems for plastics processing

No salary listed

Cranberry Twp, PA, USA

In Person

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Lead Generation
AutoCAD
SAP Products
Salesforce
Marketing
Requirements
  • Experience leading teams of (8+) inside sales professionals in an industrial B2B environment for (2+) years (with manufacturing capital equipment preferred).
  • Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; Assists direct reports in applying proper communication and communication strategies.
  • Evidence of successfully executing outbound communication with established as well as target accounts (to include phone, email, etc.).
  • Ability to analyze and interpret business correspondence and coach corrective actions where applicable.
  • Skillful interpersonal skills; aids direct reports in applying interpersonal skills.
  • Must be able to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks.
  • Practiced knowledge of full Microsoft suite, salesforce or similar CRM, SAP, Oracle CPQ, etc.
  • AutoCAD experience a plus.
  • Marketing and/or lead generation experience a plus.
  • Must be adaptable and able to effectively manage in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
  • Manages the work of others, including responsibilities such as recruiting, coaching, training, and supervising.
  • Performs employee performance planning and reviews during half year and annual performance reviews and goal planning.
  • Meets on a regular basis (at minimum, weekly) with each direct report, to review progress vs. goals and general check-in.
  • Establishes and implements Customer experience and/or specific Conair driven initiatives.
  • Serves as a mentor to team, for both units and systems team individuals to continuously develop through team building.
  • Assists the VP Sales by taking the lead in areas such as planning and running team meetings, department initiatives, continuous improvement actions, etc.
  • Promotes the personal growth of direct reports by guiding them in their work, as well as on teams and improvement projects. Guides others as they seek to obtain knowledge of Conair equipment and processes.
  • Provides Conair management with frequent updates on sales operations statistics, such as quote performance of team and win rate by product line.
  • Create benchmarking and measurement processes to achieve strategic and tactical goals.
Desired Qualifications
  • AutoCAD experience a plus.
  • Marketing and/or lead generation experience a plus.

IPEG acts as Piovan North America’s regional hub for a group of brands that build automated systems to store, move, and process plastics and related powders. The brands cover drying, blending, conveying, dosing, heat transfer, dedusting, and turnkey systems, enabling end-to-end material handling from raw materials to finished processing. It stands out by offering a single regional hub with a broad, multi-brand portfolio and a global footprint, plus strong local service and support. Its goal is to help plastics companies run efficient, automated material handling—from storage to processing—while using post-consumer recycled polymers and keeping local and global support reliable.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

1999

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Access to formidable North American customer base accelerates US market penetration for Piovan.
  • Retained leadership under Kirk Winstead and John Erkert ensures operational continuity post-acquisition.
  • €100 million debt financing maintains 2.0x pro-forma leverage, preserving growth flexibility.

What critics are saying

  • Full brand integration erodes IPEG independence, risking customer defection to standalone competitors.
  • Centralized Italian control alienates North American clients preferring local decision-making authority.
  • Integration disruptions jeopardize $22 million 2024 earn-out targets, triggering shareholder disputes.

What makes IPEG unique

  • Combines four leading brands—Conair, Thermalcare, Pelletron, Republic Machine—into unified automation platform.
  • Integrates North American customer base with Piovan's circular economy and recycled polymer technologies.
  • Expands production capacity across US, Mexico, and India for chillers and material handling.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Profit Sharing

Performance Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Company News

PiovanGroup
Dec 16th, 2021
PIOVAN ACQUIRES 100% OF THE AMERICAN LEADER IPEG FURTHER STRENGTHENING ITS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, News - Piovan

Read the news of Piovan: PIOVAN ACQUIRES 100% OF THE AMERICAN LEADER IPEG FURTHER STRENGTHENING ITS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Packaging Europe Ltd.
Dec 14th, 2021
Piovan S.p.A acquires IPEG INC

Piovan S.p.A. has signed an agreement to acquire all of IPEG, Inc.’s outstanding shares, in a bid to become the global leader in the field of industrial automation for the processing of virgin and recycled polymers and bio-resins.

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