Verdant is a Global Specialty Chemical company serving regional and global customers in Home & Personal Care, Energy Solutions and Industrial markets.
We have an opening for a Sales Manager for Europe, to join our EMEA Commercial Sales team. This role will be responsible for managing and developing/growing our base of Multi-National/Regional Customers and Global Key Accounts in Europe including the UK.
The successful candidate will have a strong Chemical Manufacturing background and be competent in achieving sales objectives/goals to meet Company targets. Technical knowledge of Surfactants would be advantageous but is not essential.
Responsibilities:
- Drive Sales Growth aligned with the Global Marketing strategy
- Implement global pricing guideline ensuring a sustainable pricing strategy as well as supporting commercial guidelines.
- Support activities and continued development into the market segments; Industrial with some focus on Personal care (HPC). Experience in either of these segments will be considered.
- Define, establish and drive implementation of the overall strategy for the customer portfolio in line with the strategy of the organization
- Support and implement the Distribution strategy
- Provide rapid and competitive response to customer requirements, in line with the company strategy.
- Define and implement a detailed Portfolio Plan at customer level with regular updates to key stakeholders
- Track actual financial performance against plan targets; identify potential gaps, and define corrective actions
- Plan, lead and effectively conduct contract negotiations with the business team and close deals
- Foster, monitor and coordinate the pipeline of initiatives within their customer portfolio
- Develop & deliver a Commercial and Technical opportunity pipeline
- Provide accurate forecasts to support planning needs
- Support both global innovation programs and product optimization linked to portfolio plans
- Develop and execute own customer portfolio plan integrating regional commercial strategies
Requirements
- Have and develop in-depth knowledge about the industry and market, customers and competitors and have the ability to communicate such within the company & with customers
- Bachelors degree in business or science
- Proven experience of growing a customer base in both existing and new markets
- Commercial experience in the Chemical Manufacturing industry, completed Key Account training, ideally experience in another function (R&D, marketing)
- An outstanding knowledge of industry customers / prospects in several geographies and/or for a large/complex range of products/services
- English and +1 other European language would be advantageous
- Communication, organisational and analytical skills.
- Proficient with MS Office Applications.
- The ability to develop strong customer relationships
Benefits
Competitive salary with bonus scheme
Pension
Life Assurance
25 Days Holiday (increasing with service) + Statutory
Private Medial Insurance
24 Hour GP & online health programme
Employee Assistance Program
Car Allowance / Company Car (depending on location)
Top Skills
What We Do
Verdant is a global specialty chemical company that supports human well-being through the power of science and nature. With a growing portfolio of sustainable solutions, we are a leading provider of surfactants and specialty chemicals for the personal care, home and hygiene, and industrial markets ─ and we are continuously exploring new opportunities. Our team of dedicated professionals live our values: safety, quality and reliability. Our goal is to act with integrity in everything we do, delight the people we work with and deliver best-in-class solutions while creating value for all of our stakeholders.
