Polymer Sales Manager Permanent

Responsibilities:

• Managing and handling a defined Sales territory (Africa, ME and Asia) in terms of Sales and Margin
• Establish and maintain a long-lasting external network and a high-level personal relationship within the organizations of your customers, cross-functional and cross-regional
• Help define the optimum product portfolio required in the market
• Create and develop excellent internal interfaces across regions within Commercial, Supply Chain, Technical Service & Development, Marketing, Customer Service and Credit team
• Monitor and benchmark competitive products, market requirements and competitive business strategies and incorporate these in account and sales plans
• Provide market intelligence
• Explore and develop new business opportunities at established and new clients and leads for polymers
• Continuously update our customers on product launches and new marketing tools and feedback information from customers to the business
• Implement yearly sales budgets and drive for exceeding results in terms of sales quantity, net sales, pricing and margin management, and portfolio leverage
• Contract negotiations and contract management (sales agreement, NDA, etc.)

Requirements:

• University degree (Engineering – preferably Chemical Engineering – Business or related fields)
• Full proficiency in English; business level Mandarin is desirable; any other language of advantage
• Knowledge of plastics is beneficial with a good balance of commercial and technical Know-how combined with strong business acumen
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills on all hierarchy levels
• Talented networker, able to build and maintain relationships with clients and within the global organization
• Strong planning, analytical and organizing skills e.g. complex project/price strategies
• Able to work in a dynamic and international environment
• Self-starter and highly motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Someone with a passion to drive success and grow
• Strong in collaborating for superior results and generating customer value and execution