Technical Sales Manager Specialty Films (Vietnam)

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The Technical Sales Manager is responsible to grow the Specialty Films business in Vietnam by supporting existing customers expanding applications and actively developing new business opportunities across key end-use segments including mobility identification consumer and industrial applications (footwear textile E&E etc.) and medical.

Main Responsibilities

1. Account Management & Customer Support (existing business)

• Maintain and grow relationships with existing customers in Vietnam.

• Act as the primary commercial and technical interface between customers and internal teams.

• Manage day-to-day sales activities: pricing quotations forecasts order follow-up and issue resolution.

• Support customers on product selection application development and trials.

2. Business Development & Market Expansion

• Identify and develop new business opportunities customers and applications in Vietnam.

• Actively prospect new accounts across targeted industries and value chains.

• Work closely with customers to understand market needs trends and unmet requirements.

• Initiate and drive new product qualifications and commercialization.

3. Market Intelligence & Strategy Execution

• Monitor Vietnam market trends competitors pricing dynamics and regulatory developments.

• Provide structured market feedback to regional team.

• Support go-to-market strategies product positioning and launch activities.

4. Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with technical service R&D supply chain and quality teams to ensure customer success.

• Support sampling trials technical discussions and problem solving.

• Align sales activities with regional strategy and product roadmap.

5. Sales Performance & Reporting

• Deliver agreed sales targets growth objectives and KPIs.

• Prepare sales forecasts opportunity pipelines and customer reports.

• Ensure compliance with company policies and ethics.

Qualification Requirements

Education:Bachelors degree in engineering Materials Science Polymer Science Chemistry Business or related fields.

Experience:

• 5-7 years experience in sales business development or technical sales.

• Experience in specialty materials films plastics polymers or industrial products is strongly preferred.

• Experience dealing with OEMs converters or industrial customers in Vietnam.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong business development mindset with hands-on execution.

• Ability to balance existing account management and new customer acquisition.

• Good understanding of technical products and application-based selling.

• Excellent communication negotiation and relationship-building skills.

• Comfortable working independently in a fast-growing dynamic market.

• Fluent in Vietnamese and English (written and spoken).

• Willingness to travel within Vietnam as required.

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