Sales Area Manager – Chemical Intermediates & Specialties

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Sales Area Manager advising industrial chemical customers and expanding raw-material distribution across France and neighboring European markets. Driving business development, negotiations, and supply-chain services.

Responsibilities:

  • Advise customers on purchase decisions for volatile raw materials and specialties
  • Maintain commercial dialogue regarding global market and supply situations and their regional impact
  • Continuously expand the company’s share of supply
  • Build strong, long-lasting customer relationships through competitive pricing and information and supply chain services
  • Research the market, discover new customers, and launch additional products with the New Products Team
  • Cooperate with and guide internal partners in Product Management and Inside Sales
  • Maintain up-to-date customer reports

Requirements:

  • Experience in business with volatile chemical raw materials or specialties for industrial customers is mandatory
  • Fluent Business French and English
  • Other languages welcomed
  • Sales personality capable of representing the company at every negotiation level
  • Ability to communicate effectively in friendly and tough customer negotiations
  • Ability to establish trustful customer relations
  • Ability to learn and use CRM systems
  • Ability to understand figures and statistics
  • Strong organization of diverse tasks and responsibilities
  • Willingness to take responsibility
  • Hands-on personality
  • Willingness to travel approximately 50%

Benefits:

  • Attractive remuneration fix and attractive variable part
  • Company car
  • Laptop
  • Mobile
  • Training
  • Safe and responsible sales position on an advanced level with potential for development
  • Open-minded atmosphere within a closely connected multinational team