EMEA Sales Manager – Nylon Polyamide

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement a commercial growth strategy for Epoch's PA66 polymer sector based in Blanes, Spain.

• Identify, cultivate, and convert new business opportunities within targeted market segments.

• Build and oversee a strong sales pipeline while achieving revenue and margin objectives.

• Lead commercial negotiations involving pricing, contracts, supply agreements, and long-term strategic partnerships.

• Monitor market trends, competitor actions, pricing dynamics, and potential opportunities.

• Represent Epoch at industry conferences, trade shows, and customer meetings.

• Create account plans for key clients and drive growth in existing relationships.

• Act as the primary commercial liaison for strategic customers.

• Establish senior-level relationships across procurement, technical, operations, sustainability, and executive functions.

• Engage customers regarding sustainability, circularity, and decarbonisation goals.

• Comprehend technical requirements and qualification pathways with customers.

• Manage customer forecasts, demand planning, and business reviews.

• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and retention.

• Coordinate cross-functional support to fulfill customer requirements and resolve issues.

• Assist in off-take agreements and long-term supply partnerships for recycled products.

• Collaborate with market managers, manufacturing, supply chain, product development, and leadership teams.

• Translate customer needs into commercial, technical, and production priorities.

• Provide market intelligence to aid in business planning and investment decisions.

• Contribute to product portfolio strategy and market positioning.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive commercial experience in the polyamide 66 market, specifically with nylon yarn and engineering plastics.

• Established relationships with major customers, compounders, yarn spinners, nylon distributors, and downstream users.

• Proven success in both account management and business development roles.

• Strong understanding of PA66 markets, applications, customers, and value chains.

• Experience in selling polymers, engineering plastics, nylon yarn, intermediates, or similar chemical products.

• Demonstrated success in managing strategic customer relationships and driving commercial growth.

• Experience in negotiating complex commercial agreements.

• Solid understanding of polymer manufacturing, material specifications, and customer qualification processes.

• Experience in launching new products or developing new market segments.

• Familiarity with sustainability, recycled materials, or circular economy initiatives.

• Exceptional commercial and relationship-building skills.

• In-depth knowledge of the global PA66 industry.

• Strong strategic thinking combined with a hands-on approach to execution.

• Highly self-motivated and able to thrive in a fast-growing environment.

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

• Strong analytical and commercial insight.

• Capability to influence stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.

• Entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for developing new markets.

🏝️ Benefits

• A generous allowance of 30 days paid holiday in addition to the standard 8 bank holidays.

• Meaningful EMI Share Options.

• A non-contributory pension plan with a 9% employer contribution.

• Optional company-paid private medical insurance through Vitality Group.

• Income Protection.

• Group Critical Illness coverage.

• Flexible working arrangements around the core hours of 10am to 4pm.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• The chance to be part of creating something remarkable.

• Complimentary fresh fruit, coffee, tea, and snacks.

• Onsite gym facilities.

• Various staff social activities.