Sales Manager (m/f/d) Specialty Chemicals

Sales Manager (m/f/d) Specialty Chemicals

Your responsibilities include

Commercial :

• Direct sales in defined countries within the EMEA market (German speaking countries will be your first assignment) by direct approach to customers and prospects
• Manage existing distributors and propose necessary changes to supervisor
• Responsible for sales of the customers he/she is in charge of

Technical Marketing:

• Participates in the competitive and technological intelligence
• Participates in the creation of marketing documents
• Participates in the organization of fairs taking place on his/her territory
• Provides the necessary technical support to customers with the support of the teams in Europe and Japan

This is your job profile

• Successfully completed technical education, alternatively commercial education with strong technical background, e.g. Chemist or Chemical Engineer. Masters‘ degree is highly preferred.
• Know-how of at least some of the targeted segments required: Household Cleaners, Polyurethane, Inks, Fragrance & Flavor, Air Care, Cosmetics, etc.)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in sales of chemical products to the targeted segment preferred
• Profile as Business Developer desired
• Proficiency in business English as well as business German mandatory
• Travel requirement: frequent business trips, large majority in Europe
• Experience and inclination to work in an international environment
• Prospection skills necessary
• Working with autonomy and results-oriented work attitude
• Good team player with excellent communication skills, ability to deal with global/remote teams comprised of people coming from different cultures and nationalities

These are our benefits

• Permanent employment contract
• Individual training opportunities
• Company pension scheme
• Company health management
• Supplementary nursing care insurance