Senior Account Manager UK

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH; Burton upon Trent; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global bonus program

Individual performance bonus

Retirement plans

Health program

Life insurance

Medical care

Flexible working

Job summary

LANXESS UK is recruiting a Sales Manager to work remotely covering the UK and Ireland. The role focuses on the full range of products (acids, cresols, polyols and metallic catalysts) across multiple markets including coatings, crop science, pharma and fuel additives.

The Sales Manager will support, maintain and grow UK market share by developing market and application knowledge and relationships with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in direct customer relationship management, negotiating and communicating both internally and externally.
• Experience in any of the relevant markets is essential to understand the nuances and interconnection of our chemical industry.
• The applications and chemistry can be learnt, the personality and ability to communicate with a variety of people at a range of hierarchy cannot.

Responsibilities

• Managing existing and developing new customers
• Staying alert and informed to all market developments and translating into potentials
• Developing close relationships with the existing and potential marketplace giving the business unit the edge over our competition

Skills

Direct customer relationships

Negotiation

Industry knowledge (chemicals)

Job description

Job Highlights

Sales Manager

Home Based

Full/time, Permanent
Contact – [e-mail]

LANXESS UK is now recruiting a Sales Manager to work remotely covering UK & Ireland!

About the role!

We are looking for a new Sales manager to join the UK team. Responsible for the full range of products within the BU (mainly Acids, Cresols, Polyols and Metallic Catalysts) covering a number of markets (including coatings and resins, Crop Science, pharma, fuel additives) nationally across the UK and Ireland region.
Reporting to the Business Unit Manager (UK / Ire) your key responsibilities are to support, maintain and grow the market share in the UK based on developing market and application knowledge and relationships with all key parties.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing existing and developing new customers
• Staying alert and informed to all market developments and translating into potentials
• Developing close relationships with the existing and potential marketplace giving the business unit the edge over our competition

Experience / Skills

About You!

Summary, personality traits, type of work.

• The applications and chemistry can be learnt, the personality and ability to communicate with a variety of people at a range of hierarchy cannot.
• Experience of direct customer relationship management, negotiating and communicating both internally and externally
• Experience in any of the relevant markets is essential, to understand the nuances and interconnection of our chemical industry.

What we offer you

Compensation We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program.

Comprehensive Benefits We provide a mixture of various benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.

Work-Life & Flexibility We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.

Training & Development We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning .

For us, talent matters, we welcome everyone who commits to our values. We strongly believe that including diverse perspectives makes us more innovative and enhances our competitiveness.

Therefore, we embrace the uniqueness of every single individual and are truly committed to supporting our people in developing their individual potential.

Lanxess UK is an equal opportunities employer.

**NO AGENCY APPROACHES**