Internal Account Manager – Speciality Chemicals

Merritt Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Merritt Recruitment is seeking an Internal Account Manager for the speciality chemicals and advanced materials sector, based in Greater Manchester with office-based work and one day per week of remote flexibility.

You will combine chemistry or materials science expertise with account management, developing opportunities across European markets, building strong customer relationships and supporting targeted sales campaigns.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry or Materials Science.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Interest in technical sales and account management.
• Commercially aware, organized and proactive.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities across designated European markets and industrial sectors.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, including manufacturers, formulators and industrial businesses.
• Identify potential customers, applications and products, progressing opportunities from initial enquiry through to conversion.
• Support targeted sales and marketing campaigns to generate leads and develop existing markets.
• Monitor market trends, customer requirements and competitor activity to identify new commercial opportunities.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, tracking customer interactions, sales pipelines and opportunity progress.
• Work closely with internal technical, marketing, supply chain and operational teams to support customer requirements.
• Provide regular updates on sales activity, market developments and pipeline performance.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Technical sales

Account management

Business development

Education

Chemistry or Materials Science degree

Job description

Internal Account Manager – Speciality Chemicals

Location: Greater Manchester | Office-based with flexible working one day per week

Sector: Speciality Chemicals / Advanced Materials

Are you a Chemistry or Materials Science professional with a commercial mindset and an interest in technical sales and account management?

We’re looking for a commercially minded individual to join an established business operating within the speciality chemicals and advanced materials sector. This is an opportunity to combine technical knowledge with customer relationship management, account development and new business generation across European markets.

Working closely with the Business Manager, you’ll help develop opportunities across surface finishing, abrasives, polishing and related industrial applications, building customer relationships and identifying opportunities for commercial growth.

The Role

• Develop new business opportunities across designated European markets and industrial sectors.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, including manufacturers, formulators and industrial businesses.
• Identify potential customers, applications and products, progressing opportunities from initial enquiry through to conversion.
• Support targeted sales and marketing campaigns to generate leads and develop existing markets.
• Monitor market trends, customer requirements and competitor activity to identify new commercial opportunities.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, tracking customer interactions, sales pipelines and opportunity progress.
• Work closely with internal technical, marketing, supply chain and operational teams to support customer requirements.
• Provide regular updates on sales activity, market developments and pipeline performance.

About You

• Degree qualified in Chemistry or Materials Science – essential.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage both technical and commercial stakeholders.
• An interest in technical sales, account management and business development.
• Commercially aware, organised and proactive, with the ability to identify and progress new opportunities.
• Comfortable working with customers and colleagues across different European markets.
• Full UK driving licence – essential.

What’s on Offer?

• An opportunity to develop your career within a specialist industrial market.
• Exposure to a diverse range of materials, products and applications.
• The chance to contribute directly to business growth across European territories.
• Office-based working with flexibility to work from home one day per week.

If you have a Chemistry or Materials Science background and enjoy building customer relationships while identifying new commercial opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.