Sales Area Manager – Chemical Intermediates & Specialties

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

📋 Description

• Provide guidance to clients regarding purchasing decisions for volatile raw materials and specialty products.

• Engage in ongoing commercial discussions about global market conditions and their regional implications.

• Continuously work to increase the company’s market share.

• Develop robust, enduring customer relationships through competitive pricing, information, and supply chain services.

• Conduct market research to identify new customers and collaborate with the New Products Team to launch additional products.

• Collaborate with and support internal teams in Product Management and Inside Sales.

• Keep customer reports current and accurate.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in dealing with volatile chemical raw materials or specialty products for industrial clients is essential.

• Proficiency in Business French and English is required.

• Knowledge of additional languages is an advantage.

• Sales-oriented personality capable of representing the company effectively at all negotiation levels.

• Strong communication skills for both amicable and challenging customer negotiations.

• Ability to build trustworthy customer relationships.

• Competence in learning and utilizing CRM systems.

• Aptitude for understanding numerical data and statistics.

• Excellent organizational skills to manage diverse tasks and responsibilities.

• Willingness to take ownership of responsibilities.

• Proactive and hands-on approach to work.

• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive fixed salary with an attractive variable component.

• Company-provided vehicle.

• Laptop for work purposes.

• Mobile phone.

• Opportunities for training and professional development.

• Secure and accountable sales role at an advanced level with growth potential.

• Inclusive culture within a closely-knit multinational team.