Technical Sales Manager - Coatings and Resins

GranMilano S.p.A.; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Technical Sales Manager for the Coatings & Resins sector. This home-based role offers flexibility across the UK and Ireland, allowing you to create and maintain a sustainable business unit while achieving sales and margin budgets. You will develop long-term relationships with key customers and suppliers, ensuring a robust supply chain and market intelligence. With a competitive salary and benefits including a company car, healthcare, and a bonus scheme, this position is ideal for a technically skilled salesperson eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Company Car

Five Weeks Holiday

Pension

Healthcare

Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent experience in a technical field is required.
• Commercially astute with knowledge of specialty raw materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain profitable business unit and key customer relationships.
• Execute sales and marketing activities flawlessly.

Skills

Technical Sales

Customer Relationship Management

Market Intelligence Gathering

Communication Skills

Business Acumen

Teamwork

Negotiation Skills

Education

BSc in Technical Field

Equivalent Industrial Experience

Job description

Our Client is a fast growing distributor of speciality raw materials to the UK Coatings & Resins Industry.

They are now seeking a Technical Sales Manager – Coatings & Resins. This position will be home based and location within the UK is flexible. The geographical territory is the UK and Ireland. This position is a full-time permanent role.

Job Purpose

• Create and maintain a profitable and sustainable Business Unit, achieving annual sales and margin budgets.
• Develop long term business relationships with Key Customers and create unique and compelling sales propositions.
• Create, maintain and develop Supplier relationships to ensure a long-term positive contribution.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Sales

• Develop Key Accounts.
• Flawlessly execute Sales & Marketing activities.
• Develop key markets: Coatings / Inks / Adhesives / Resins.

Supplier Management

• Communicate effectively with supplier partners (reports, sales figures, market information, product development).
• Gather market intelligence.
• Ensure a robust supply chain (forecast, stock).
• Cultivate new supplier relationships.

Qualifications and Experience

• Technical education to BSc or equivalent industrial experience.
• Commercially astute, technical salesperson with knowledge of the speciality raw materials and formulations for the Coatings, Inks, Adhesives & Resins manufacturing sectors.
• Excellent technical knowledge of epoxy systems and formulating preferred.
• Able to develop product formulations and identify and fulfil customer unmet needs.
• Excellent communicator at all levels.
• Business acumen to identify, attract and develop new supplier partners.
• A team player with a growth mindset and the drive to succeed.
• Actively engaged with Industry organisations.
• Determination, energy, tenacity, enthusiasm, loyalty.

In return, our Client is offering a basic salary of £45,000 - £55,000 per annum, (salary is negotiable and dependent on experience. More may be available for an exceptional candidate), plus benefits which include an expensed company car, five weeks holiday, pension, healthcare and a bonus scheme.

To apply for the above position, please send your C.V to Lorraine Roger, Director at Atom Recruitment Ltd.