Account Manager - Industrial Chemicals & Chemical Intermediates

Location United Kingdom
Discipline: Chemicals, Polymers
Job type: Sales Manager
Salary: £50 - 70k, car allowance, benefits & bonus
Contact name: Jeremy Clarke

Contact email: jeremy@merrittrecruitment.com
Job ref: 318
Published: 20 days ago

​If you like face paced sales, we have a great opportunity to supply chemical intermediates to leading manufacturers. As the Account Manager for the Industrial, & chemical intermediate business you will manage and develop business within the industrial market sectors.

This role offers the opportunity to develop your commercial skills and market knowledge in a rapidly growing, fast paced, trend driven market working with experienced professionals.

Responsibilities:

  • Commercial stewardship of named industrial customers

  • Maintaining and growing the profitability of the business across the customer base you will be responsible for contacting and converting potential or existing customers to promote new or existing products

  • Working closely with Product Managers, and other account managers, accessing their support and technical expertise so you can drive developments

  • Business analysis to identify gaps and new opportunities and reporting to management on performance

  • Managing all aspects of business related to customers; creating and following up samples, opportunities, visit reports, quotations, and price renewal campaigns via CRM system.

  • Travel to visit customers to build and maintain close relationships, up to 60% of time and some international trips.

  • Conducting customer profiling exercises and market research in order to have a targeted approach on cross selling and maximizing sales by application.

  • Coordinating and rolling out product promotion campaigns

  • To help formulate strategy within the relevant market sectors within the UK and rest of Europe

Candidate Profile:

  • Sales experience in core market segments of chemical intermediates and industrial synthesis and oil and gas.

  • Strong numeracy, analytical and negotiation skills.

  • Strong communication and approach to relationship forming and nurturing with all stakeholders

  • Excellent organization and time management skills, with the ability to multitask

  • Self-motivated, disciplined, and resilient, with a ‘can-do’, flexible attitude

  • Previous experience or training, working in a commercial role with proven understanding of how to grow business. Motivated to win new business

  • Must have the right to work in the UK, sponsorship is not available

  • UK driving licence.

In return our client will offer training and career progression within a highly successful organisation. An excellent package includes a competitive salary, car allowance, benefits, and bonus.