SALES / MARKET SEGMENT MANAGER for chemical intermediates and specialties (m/f/d)

Import and distribution of selected chemical materials for customer industries throughout Europe is competence and business of our privately owned group. We are growing on our own. Our multinational team - currently situated in seventeen locations in Europe and Asia belongs to the best rated sales organizations of our multinational and local clients. With having a healthy financial basis, we continue to expand our personnel organization and offer attractive positions at several European sites.

Tasks

Our customers are local and multinational manufacturers of Adhesives, Composites, Coatings, Resins, Paper, Polyurethanes, Rubber, etc.

• Your Sales region includes Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Benelux.
• In the business with volatile, chemical intermediates you exchange with your customers on the global market and supply situation; for functional products you sell the technical properties.
• You know the needs of your customers and continuously expand your/our share of supply.
• Your drive the business development by winning new customers and introducing new products in collaboration with our New-Products-Team.
• In daily business, you cooperate and guide, but also receive support from your internal partners in Product Management and Inside Sales. Your internal reports are up to date and highly appreciated!

Requirements

You are looking for a chance to grow in international business and to work in a company where performance, initiatives, teamwork as well as loyalty are rewarded!

• Experience in international trading with volatile chemical raw materials or specialties for industrial customers is mandatory.
• As a sales personality, you have stature to represent our company at any level of negotiation. You find the right words in friendly, but sometimes also tough negotiations with customers. You establish trustful relations.
• You are able to learn and use CRM systems and to understand figures and statistics.
• You are flexible but also able to organize your diverse challenges well.
• You enjoy taking over responsibility, you have a hands-on personality and willingness to travel (approx. 60%).
• Fluent English and local language skills are mandatory.

Benefits

• An attractive remuneration package of fix and variable salary with company car with authorization for private use.
• A responsible and expandable position in a multicultural and open-minded working
  atmosphere!
• The chance to grow and learn in an interesting, versatile and dynamic business
  segment!
• A safe workplace in an expanding and organically growing company!
• Your place of residence and your market knowledge will be taken into consideration, when defining your geographic region and/or customer industries.

We are looking forward to get to know you!

100% discretion is granted.

Please send your application in English language with CV, photo, references and salary expectations.