Strategic Sales Executive – Personal Care (UK South)

Elementis PLC; Ascot; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Elementis PLC, based in the UK, seeks a Sales Executive for the South region to drive profitable growth across direct accounts in the Personal Care market. You will manage a defined portfolio, develop strategic plans for key and mid-tier customers, and translate ingredient innovation into customer value.

Collaboration with Technical Service and marketing is essential to meet market trends and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of B2B sales management in Personal Care or specialty chemicals.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Strong negotiation and value-selling capabilities.
• Knowledge of UK/EU regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitable growth across UK accounts and maximize revenue.
• Develop strategic account plans for key and mid-tier customers.
• Identify and convert opportunities with a robust pipeline.
• Build multi-level relationships with procurement, R&D, formulation, and innovation teams.
• Maintain pipeline discipline, forecasting, and CRM updates.
• Translate technical capabilities into customer value with Technical Service.

Skills

Personal care ingredients

Regulatory knowledge UK/EU

Negotiation & value selling

Sales analytics & pipeline

Relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning & execution

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Cosmetic Science

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Elementis PLC, based in the UK, seeks a Sales Executive for the South region to drive profitable growth across direct accounts in the Personal Care market. You will manage a defined portfolio, develop strategic plans for key and mid-tier customers, and translate ingredient innovation into customer value.

Collaboration with Technical Service and marketing is essential to meet market trends and regulatory requirements.