Be part of something special. Join the circular economy with Vanden.
At Vanden, we’re passionate about transforming waste into a valuable commodity, buying, selling, and recycling scrap plastic. Our mission: “Build the world’s largest recycled plastics commodities company”.
Since we started on our journey, back in 2005, we’ve developed a worldwide presence, serving hundreds of customers in over 50 countries. And we’ve grown a strong, talented team who are highly trained, dedicated, and loyal.
What You’ll Do
- Your role will be to buy and sell scrap & recycled PET (rPET).
- Develop new suppliers of rPET and also new customers domestically. You will be on the road developing these new partnerships and building relationships.
- You will have autonomy over your region and how you sourced rPET domestically.
- Work closely with local and global teams, communicating with colleagues across the world every day, a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset are key to being a top performer.
We look forward to seeing you
We’re not looking for the ordinary, you’ll need to be an A-player with an optimistic and persistent approach, always open to giving and receiving feedback on performance.
- Utilizing your sales experience, cold calling and winning new clients through your own market research.
- Following internal procedure & policy (CRM, Admin, Trial Policies, Customer Onboarding)
- Growing into the role and contributing to Vanden’s mission.
- Expanding your technical knowledge.
What we hope you’ll bring
- Experience in selling or buying prime or recycled PET.
- Significant commodity Sales experience based ‘on the road’, exceeding financial targets, and a track record in developing a high volume of new business accounts ‘from scratch’.
- Experience in successfully managing existing accounts and hunting for new ones at the same time.
- A can-do entrepreneurial attitude with a high level of integrity.
- A strong ability to negotiate with customers maximising margins and closing deals.
Here’s the best things about this role
- Rewarding commission scheme – get what you put in, we reward hard work.
- Join a values driven international business: we encourage our people to be intensely curious and to challenge boundaries and ways of working, here you have a voice.
- Grow with us: we are expanding and have an ambitious mission, we will provide the resources, training and support for you to stretch yourself and learn new skills and enhance your career – you are a most valuable asset.
- Join a good cause: not only do we generate revenue we actively help to build a global circular economy.
Skills Required
- Experience in selling or buying prime or recycled PET (rPET)
- Significant commodity sales experience working 'on the road' with a track record of exceeding financial targets
- Proven ability to develop a high volume of new business accounts from scratch
- Experience managing existing accounts while hunting for new business
- Strong negotiation skills to maximize margins and close deals
- Cold calling and new-client acquisition experience using market research
- Adherence to internal procedures and policies (CRM, admin, trial policies, customer onboarding)
- Entrepreneurial, optimistic, persistent attitude with high integrity
- Ability to work autonomously over a region and collaborate with global teams
What We Do
Vanden Recycling are a progressive global plastic recycling business with three distinct divisions: Plastic Recycling Recycled Supply Chain Management Recycled & Waste Plastic Feedstock Our expert global team combine impressive technical knowledge and capability with a passion for recycling and the circular economy. Local teams across the world collaborate to deliver unmatched market access, advice and support to manufacturers and suppliers on a global scale. Close working relationships mean reliable and robust solutions are found for plastic supply and recycling needs that increases the value of their material and ensuring it re-enters the supply chain. Trading in more than 100 grades of plastic scrap and recycled resin, ranging from ABS, HDPE, LDPE, PET, PP and many more, their quality control and traceability ensure that customers get the best service and the quality of recycled feedstock they need. Vanden has a plastic recycling facility in the UK, collecting scrap from Plastic Manufacturers, Waste Management & Distribution businesses across the country. With offices in UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Germany and Netherlands and a recycling plant in the UK, Vanden has developed comprehensive knowledge of how plastics are recycled and the best recovery methods to enhance recyclability. From developing training programs for manufacturers and their staff, to implementing collection and logistics systems, Vanden engages with the supply chain to capture and recycle plastics efficiently. Contact Email (Purchasing): [email protected] Email (Sales): [email protected] Or visit our website for more information: www.vandenrecycling.com
