Experienced Chemicals Sales Manager looking to further develop their career required for a growing, well-established chemical manufacturer in Greater Manchester.
Title: Sales Manager – Chemicals
Location: Remote, occasional requirement on site in Manchester office
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + benefits
Term: Permanent
SRG is partnering with a leading chemical manufacturer in Manchester, who offer a wide range of innovative raw materials to manufacturers and brands in the UK market (encompassing Personal Care, HI&I, Oil & Gas and Agriculture amongst others). With world-class R&D and manufacturing facilities, they have a well-known reputation for success in the market.
Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the North of the UK and Ireland, regularly meeting customers to continually build, develop and grow customer relationships across a variety of chemical manufacturers and brands.
With several existing buying accounts, the role will be approximately 50/50 business development-account management.
Benefits: Car allowance, very generous bonus scheme (up to £20k annually!), full autonomy to manage a well-established territory with scope to grow it further.
Role / Description
* Identifying, contacting and developing new business using a variety of methods
* Promoting the company’s range of innovative raw materials
* Growing market presence across the Northern UK & Ireland chemicals market
* Growing existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
* Travelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK to visit customer sites
* Generating leads to identify new potential UK chemical customers
* Maintaining and updating the database to build a global customer pool
* Keeping abreast of product development & trends in the chemicals industry.
Requirements
* Recent direct experience in consultative and technical sales of chemical raw materials to either Personal Care, HI&I, Oil & Gas, Agriculture or other related sectors
* Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry or a closely related subject
* Experience with delivering technical presentations on chemical raw materials
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Willing, and excited, to travel 1/3 of your time across the whole of the UK
* Full, clean UK driving licence
* A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service
If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to Amy.Hallworth@srgtalent.com. For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on 07979 020974. If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.com to view our other vacancies.
Keywords: Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Business Development, Chemical Sales, Technical Sales, Personal Care, HI&I, Agriculture, Raw Materials, Active Ingredients, Surfactants, Speciality Chemicals.