Regional Product & Service Manager – Pulp & Paper Stock Preparation

Remote (Preferred Southeast U.S.)
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, or surrounding region
Travel: Approximately 75% throughout North America
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ANDRITZ is seeking a Regional Sales & Service Manager – Pulp & Paper Stock Preparation to drive growth, profitability, and market leadership across our service portfolio supporting pulp and paper customers throughout North America.
This highly visible role combines technical expertise, customer engagement, business development, and service leadership. You'll work directly with mills, customers, sales teams, and service organizations to identify opportunities, improve equipment performance, and deliver innovative solutions across both ANDRITZ and competitive equipment platforms.
If you enjoy solving customer challenges, building long-term partnerships, and driving business growth, we'd like to hear from you.
Ideal Background
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:
Pulp & Paper Manufacturing
Stock Preparation Systems
Refining Equipment
Pressure Screens
Centrifugal Cleaners
Fiber Processing
Process Optimization
Technical Services
Product Management
Industrial Sales & Business Development
What You'll Do
Drive Business Growth
Lead the growth and profitability of the stock preparation service portfolio across North America.
Identify service, upgrade, rebuild, optimization, and aftermarket opportunities with existing and prospective customers.
Develop proposals, pricing strategies, and business cases that drive profitable growth.
Serve as a Trusted Customer Partner
Build and maintain strong relationships with pulp and paper customers.
Provide technical and commercial guidance to help customers improve process performance and reliability.
Support sales growth through effective customer engagement and solution development.
Expand Market Opportunities
Analyze market trends, customer needs, and competitive offerings to identify new business opportunities.
Support reverse engineering, parts development, sourcing initiatives, and service innovations.
Collaborate with regional and global teams to enhance customer value and market position.
Support Strategic Initiatives
Contribute to forecasting, strategic planning, and business development activities.
Help shape service offerings and long-term growth strategies within the stock preparation market.
What We're Looking For
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
5+ years of experience in technical sales, field service, product management, engineering, operations, or related industrial environments.
Strong mechanical and process troubleshooting skills.
Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building abilities.
Ability to work independently in a customer-focused environment.
Willingness to travel approximately 75% throughout North America.
Preferred
Experience within the pulp and paper industry.
Experience with stock preparation, refining, screening, cleaning, or related process equipment.
Background in customer-facing technical sales, service leadership, product management, or business development.
Experience supporting aftermarket services, equipment upgrades, rebuilds, and process optimization projects.
Why Join ANDRITZ?
This role offers the opportunity to:
Work directly with leading pulp and paper producers throughout North America.
Influence product and service strategy within a critical market segment.
Drive business growth and customer success.
Collaborate with industry experts and global product teams.
Make a measurable impact on customer performance and operational results.
Work Environment
Remote home-office based position.
Approximately 75% travel to customer mills and manufacturing facilities throughout North America.
Frequent interaction within industrial manufacturing environments.
Ability to safely work in mill environments and wear required PPE.
ANDRITZ is an AA/EEO/Veterans/ADA Friendly Employer.

Work arrangement
Yes