Sales Manager – Midwest

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Sales Manager handling Midwest sales of specialty chemical additives. Focusing on technical project selling and ensuring customer satisfaction in industrial fluids.

Responsibilities:

  • Prospecting - New Markets and Customers
  • Ability to Close Deals
  • Follow-up with Urgency and Responsiveness
  • Excellence in Negotiating
  • Selling Value
  • Working with and Motivating Distribution
  • Cover Current Territory Size: $2-3 M – shared by current sales manager
  • Short to Mid-Term Business Potential: $1-2 M (within 1-3 years)

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree – Technical Degree, Chemistry highly preferred
  • Minimum 3 years Sales experience
  • Team Based Selling Experience – Sales/Technical/Product Management
  • Chemical Industry experience required; Performance Chemical experience is a Bonus
  • The following product lines are preferred: • Specialty Additives for Industrial and Automotive Markets in general • Defoamers/Antifoams for any application • Silicone release agents
  • Must live in the Midwest region, preferably Michigan/Illinois and surrounding states
  • Travel 60% in the field (3 out of 5 days in home office, once per month flying, up to two weeks a month overnight travel)
  • Prefer basic understanding of industrial and automotive market regulations/compliances

Benefits:

  • Annual Base Salary, plus Bonus Target