Experienced Personal Care Sales Manager looking to further develop their career required for a growing, well-established chemical distributor in Cheshire.Title: Sales Manager – Personal CareLocation: Hybrid, 1 day a week in Cheshire officeSalary: £60,000 - £70,000 + benefitsTerm: PermanentSRG is partnering with a leading chemical supplier and distributor in Cheshire, who offer a wide range of innovative raw materials to manufacturers and brands in the UK personal care market. With world-class R&D and manufacturing facilities in Europe and globally, they have a well-known reputation for success in the market. Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK, regularly meeting customers to continually build, develop and grow customer relationships across personal care manufacturers and brands.Initially the role will be primarily business development focused, with a target database of around 60 customers, and will naturally transition into a more 50/50 business development-account management split as the market presence in the UK grows.Benefits: Company car (for personal and business use), 10-15% bonus (purely based on individual performance) + impressive training budget for external training courses.Role / Description Identifying, contacting and developing new business using a variety of methodsPromoting the company’s range of innovative personal care raw materialsGrowing market presence across the UK personal care marketGrowing existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spendTravelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK to visit customer sitesGenerating leads to identify new potential UK personal care customersMaintaining and updating the database to build a global customer poolKeeping abreast of product development & trends in the personal care industry.RequirementsDirect experience in consultative and technical sales of personal care raw materialsDegree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Plant Biology or a closely related subjectExperience with delivering technical presentations on ingredients used in personal careExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsWilling, and excited, to travel 1/3 of your time across the whole of the UKFull, clean UK driving licenceA proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service.Keywords: Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Business Development, Chemical Sales, Technical Sales, Personal Care Sales, Raw Materials, Excipients, Active Ingredients, Surfactants, Emollients, Emulsifiers, Preservatives, Humectants.