LOCATION: UK/Ireland Home Office Based

Exciting commercial role with a successful, established and growing chemical distributor to develop new business and manage existing accounts within their industrial applications sector. You will promote a specialist portfolio of products and work with a sourcing and commercial team to drive forward sales and diversify the product portfolio and customers.

The successful candidate will have a technical understanding of the requirements of producers of these products as well as a proven track record in new business development.

Responsibilities:

* Achievement of budget and KPI's as set on an annual basis.

* Management of key accounts

* Business development by generating growth through finding opportunities with new customers, new products and identifying new products for existing and new markets/applications.

* Frequent travel in the UK and Ireland for face to face customer visits

* Recording of customer data and interactions within a CRM System.

* Accurate reporting of sales figures and opportunity pipeline to Line Management.

* Representation of the Company at trade events.

Candidate Requirements

* Experience of selling to manufacturing industries including those producing for metal working fluids, lubricants and greases and HI&I.

* A good knowledge of both industrial and consumer surfactants and complimentary raw materials.

* Strong commercial acumen with an ability to identify new business and margin growth opportunities.

* Ideally has worked within the chemicals distribution industry.

* Determined business developer who can identify growth opportunities and deliver results.

* Well organised and able to manage sales opportunity pipelines effectively.

* Confident and able build rapport with customers within purchasing and technical departments and at various levels of organisations including senior management.

* Solution selling skills

* Technical background

* Chemistry graduate or similar technical qualification preferred.

* Experience of CRM and MS Office IT systems.

* Right to work within the UK is essential

* Able to regularly visit the Head Office and commercial team in Southern England

* Full UK driving license is essential

This is a great opportunity to work for an exciting and fast-moving company with great career development opportunities. In return, they are offering a competitive salary, company car, bonus and a generous pension scheme