Sales Manager (Admixture)

JF Talent Consulting Group (Global); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 585,000 - 715,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Year-end bonus

Competitive salary package

Job summary

A leading construction materials firm in Hong Kong is seeking a Technical Sales Manager specializing in concrete admixtures. The successful candidate will lead a team of nine, achieve sales targets, and provide technical support to clients. A degree in Chemistry or Engineering is preferred, alongside over 10 years of relevant sales experience, with at least 5 in a managerial role. Proficiency in both English and Chinese is essential. This role offers a competitive salary package, including a car allowance and bonuses.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years sales or technical experience, with 5 years in a managerial role.
• Knowledge of construction, concrete, or manufacturing preferred.
• Proactive, mature, and flexible individual with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 9 including sales and technical staff.
• Achieve sales targets and manage gross profits.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers.
• Address customer complaints promptly.
• Coordinate with R&D for product development.

Skills

Sales experience in concrete industry

Technical support proficiency

Communication skills

Team management

Market analysis

Fluency in Chinese

Education

Degree in Chemistry or Engineering

Job description

Overview

Technical Sales Manager (Concrete Admixtures)

Salary: Annual $650,000 (13 months) + Car Allowance $6,200 / month + Year End Bonus (2 months nominal)

GCP Applied Technologies

In 2016, W.R. Grace separated into two independent public companies, Grace and GCP Applied Technologies. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, with a global footprint of 50 manufacturing locations. Over 50 years of industry expertise and decades of success in creating new product categories and markets for its global customers in over 100 countries.

#1 in cement additives / #2 in concrete admixtures / #1 in bonded pre-applied waterproofing membranes

The portfolio of construction products includes concrete and cement additives, building materials, and technologies that ensure specified quality and enhance business productivity. The worlds most successful architects, producers, builders, and contractors insist on GCP brands and solutions for their construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Head of HK, TW and Macau
• Manage a team of 9: 1 Assistant Sales Manager, 2 Sales Admins, 2 Lab Technicians, 3 Equipment Engineers, 1 Service Engineer.
• Achieve the assigned sales targets and gross profits.
• Manage a team of eight people, including sales, sales coordinators, and technicians.
• Provide pre-sales technical support to customers requiring assistance with professional knowledge.
• Identify clear project requirements and communicate with stakeholders from multiple functions, including Marketing, R&D and Operations. Ensure project goals are delivered on time and within stakeholders and team's expectations.
• Build and strengthen relationships with existing customers.
• Understand business drivers and initiatives, and identify value added for the customer.
• Liaise with R&D to deal with new product / market development activities, technical issues, and complaints.
• Expedite the resolution of customer issues and complaints to maximize satisfaction.
• Understand the competitive landscape, the evolving market needs.
• Analyse market potentials, track sales forecasts and status reports.

Qualifications

• Degree holder preferable in Chemistry or Engineering.
• 10 years or above sales / technical experience in which min. 5 years in managerial level, preferrable in the concrete related industry.
• Knowledge of construction / concrete / manufacturing is preferred.
• Willing to take new challenges, able to handle customer complaints in a professional manner, capable to coach the team and work cross-departmentally.
• Excellent in spoken & written English and fluency in Chinese (Cantonese & Putonghua).
• Proactive, Mature, flexible, presentable with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiastic, creative, initiative, and detail minded.