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Head of Sales, LabelKonica Minolta Business Solutions • Chicago, IL, United States
Head of Sales, Label

Head of Sales, Label

Konica Minolta Business Solutions • Chicago, IL, United States
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

The Area Vice President-Label Sales is accountable for driving unit growth and achieving quarterly and annual sales targets for Konica Minolta's label portfolio. This role ensures the organization delivers on its unit commitments by building a disciplined pipeline, accelerating deal progression, and holding the team accountable for execution. The AVP-Label Sales will collaborate across Industrial Print but maintain a sharp focus on closing business and hitting unit numbers.

Responsibilities

  • Sales & Unit Accountability

Own the unit quota for the Label Business and deliver quarterly and annual targets.

  • Build and manage a healthy pipeline to support unit goals with clear visibility into Commit, Most Likely, and Upside deals.
  • Drive accountability for unit installs with weekly pipeline reviews, deal acceleration plans, and rigorous forecasting.
  • Engage directly on all strategic opportunities to secure wins and ensure installs.
  • Pipeline Management
  • Oversee deal progression from lead to close, ensuring velocity and accuracy in Salesforce.

  • Implement rules of engagement with AVPs and Directors to avoid stalls and keep deals moving.
  • Ensure every opportunity has ROI analysis, workflow engagement, and executive-level coverage.
  • Team Leadership & Execution

  • Key Working Relationships
  • Area Vice Presidents (AVPs) : Collaborate closely with AVPs to ensure alignment on regional strategies, deal progression, and execution discipline. AVPs provide escalated support and resources to accelerate strategic opportunities.

  • Sales Directors & Label Specialists : Partner to drive activity levels (appointments, demos, ROI sessions, and customer visits) and to ensure pipeline health, forecasting accuracy, and disciplined execution.
  • Marketing Team : Work with Marketing to generate qualified leads, support targeted campaigns, and position Konica Minolta as the leader in digital label printing. Provide feedback on messaging effectiveness and ensure campaigns convert into real pipeline opportunities.
  • Workflow & Solutions Team : Engage workflow experts early in the sales cycle to validate ROI, optimize customer production processes, and strengthen solution-based selling.
  • Executive Leadership (VP of Sales, Industrial Print & Corporate) : Align on strategic opportunities, major negotiations, and enterprise-level customer engagements. Provide regular updates on unit performance, pipeline coverage, and competitive insights.
  • Service & Support Teams : Coordinate with Service leadership to ensure smooth installations, customer satisfaction, and retention of label accounts.
  • Qualifications

  • 10+ years of sales leadership experience in industrial print, packaging, or related technology.
  • Demonstrated track record of hitting and exceeding unit quotas.
  • Strong knowledge of the label printing market and competitive dynamics.
  • Proven ability to run disciplined pipeline reviews, enforce forecasting hygiene, and close complex deals.
  • Executive presence to influence C-level buyers.
  • Proficiency in Salesforce and data-driven sales management.
  • Performance Metrics

  • Achievement of quarterly and annual unit targets.
  • Growth in net new customers.
  • Forecast accuracy and pipeline coverage vs. unit goals.
  • Install velocity (time from deal to live unit).
  • Customer satisfaction and retention.
  • About Us

    Konica Minolta Business Solutions' journey started more than 150 years ago, with a vision to see and do things differently. The company partners with clients to Give Shape to Ideas by supporting their digital transformation through its Intelligent Connected Workplace portfolio. Its business technology offerings include IT Services, intelligent information management, video security solutions and managed print services, as well as office technology and industrial and commercial print solutions. 2025 marks Konica Minolta's 20th anniversary in production print, for which it celebrates "20 Years of Excellence, Innovation and Impact," and continues to lead the way in digital commercial printing. This year also commemorates 20 years of Konica Minolta's bizhub brand. Over the past two decades, the bizhub series has revolutionized office technology and redefined how businesses operate. It has continuously evolved to meet the needs of modern workplaces, fueled by advances in technology and a commitment to innovation. Konica Minolta is proud to be ranked on the Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers list, included on CRN's MSP 500 list numerous times; recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eighteen consecutive years and presented with Keypoint Intelligence's BLI 2025 and 2021 A3 Line of The Year and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Awards for its bizhub One i-Series. For more information, please visit Konica Minolta online and follow it on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

    Konica Minolta operates on a North American Shared Services model, which aligns cross-border priorities and enhances delivery to its field organization. This combines service functions in the U.S. and Canada, ultimately providing more resources to support areas such as sales administration, logistics and supply chain, marketing, product planning, finance, IT, HR and legal.

    AU sujet de Konica Minolta

    Solutions d'affaires Konica Minolta a entame son parcours il y a plus de 150 ans, avec la volonte de voir et de faire les choses autrement. Elle fait equipe avec ses clients pour donner forme a leurs idees en appuyant leur transformation numerique grace a un riche portefeuille de solutions pour un milieu de travail connecte et fute. Parmi ses technologies d'affaires, on retrouve des services de TI, la gestion intelligente de l'information, des solutions de securite video et des services d'impression geres ainsi que des technologies de bureau et des solutions d'impression industrielle et commerciale. L'annee 2025 marque le 20e anniversaire de l'entree de Konica Minolta dans le marche de l'impression de production; l'entreprise souligne 20 annees d'excellence, d'innovation et de resultats tout en continuant d'etre une figure de proue dans l'impression numerique commerciale. C'est aussi l'annee ou la marque bizhub de Konica Minolta celebre ses 20 ans, au cours desquels la gamme a revolutionne la technologie de bureau, redefini les processus des entreprises, et evolue continuellement pour repondre aux besoins des milieux de travail modernes, mue par les avancees technologiques et la volonte d'innover. Konica Minolta est fiere de faire partie du palmares 2025 des meilleurs grands employeurs d'Amerique de Forbes, d'avoir figure a plusieurs reprises au palmares CRN des 500 fournisseurs de services geres, d'avoir ete nommee la marque numero un en matiere de fidelite des clients sur le marche des appareils de bureau multifonctions par Brand Keys pendant 18 annees consecutives, et de s'etre vue decerner les prix BLI A3 Line of the Year 2021 et 2025 et Most Colour Consistent A3 Brand 2021-2023 de Keypoint Intelligence pour sa gamme bizhub One i-Series. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur le site de Konica Minolta et suivez l'entreprise sur Facebook, YouTube, et Twitter.

    Konica Minolta fonctionne selon un modele de services partages nord-americain qui permet d'harmoniser les priorites transfrontalieres et d'ameliorer la prestation de services aux organisations operationnelles. Le modele combine des fonctions de service americaine et canadienne afin d'offrir davantage de ressources aux services de soutien comme l'administration des ventes, la logistique et la chaine d'approvisionnement, le marketing, la planification des produits, la finance, les TI, les RH et les services juridiques.

    EOE Statement

    Konica Minolta is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

    Konica Minolta Business Solutions Canada Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

    Solutions d'affaires Konica Minolta Canada Ltee est un employeur d'opportunite egale.

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