Overview
In this role you drive coatings market growth in EMEA, focusing on MEA and Southern Europe, by delivering technically and commercially viable solutions with Elementis products. You will build and nourish technical relationships with customers and distributors, collaborate with regional sales, marketing, and R&D, and lead cross-functional projects. This position offers the chance to influence product launches and strategic opportunities across multiple countries. You will work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment to turn customer needs into value propositions.
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Develop solutions for customers using Elementis products to drive growth
- Build and maintain technical relationships with current and new customers
- Provide technical support and training to the coatings sales team, distributors and customers in the region
- Identify and line up new business opportunities aligned with business strategy
- Support Sales Managers to accelerate opportunities via customer visits
- Provide after-sales support, address technical questions and manage complaints
- Identify market needs and develop compelling value propositions
- Co-lead or participate in new product launches and projects with Marketing and R&D
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Bachelor or Master in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with Business or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years' experience in technical service or R&D in coatings, adhesives, sealants and construction
- Proven project management and relationship-building skills
- Strong interpersonal, networking, communication and presentation abilities
- Experience managing customer-focused projects and delivering technical solutions
- Experience with creative technical presentation and analytical planning
- Excellent networking and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Fluency in English; other languages are a plus
- strong communication
- action orientation
- collaboration
- technical understanding of the Coatings market
- experience with R&D and new product launches
- project management and presentation skills
Technical Sales Manager, Coatings Europe in Bonn Arbeitgeber: Elementis
Elementis ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern die Möglichkeit bietet, in einem dynamischen und innovativen Umfeld zu arbeiten. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Teamarbeit und persönlicher Entwicklung fördert das Unternehmen eine Kultur des Wachstums und der Zusammenarbeit, während es gleichzeitig bedeutende Lösungen für verschiedene Märkte bietet. Die internationalen Standorte in Europa bieten zudem die Chance, vielfältige Erfahrungen zu sammeln und sich in einem globalen Netzwerk weiterzuentwickeln.
