Sales Manager – PP Compounds (m / f / d)

JR Italy; Firenze; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company in the plastics industry is seeking a Key Account Manager to drive sales and manage relationships with international clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sales, negotiation, and account management, particularly in injection moulding. You will be responsible for defining sales strategies, preparing contracts, and ensuring customer satisfaction by collaborating with various departments. If you are self-driven and possess excellent interpersonal skills, this role offers a great opportunity for career growth.

Competenze

• Proven track record in account management within the plastics industry.
• Effective use of sales and negotiation techniques.

Mansioni

• Negotiate with customers and prospect new clients.
• Define sales strategy and prepare sale contracts.
• Communicate with technical team for customer solutions.

Conoscenze

Negotiation

Sales Strategy

Customer Relationship Management

Analytical Mindset

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Formazione

Knowledge of Plastics Industry

Strumenti

MS Office

ERP Systems

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

16.05.2025

Expiry Date:

30.06.2025

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Job Description:

Objectives:

• Responsible for negotiating with previously defined customers and prospecting for new customers in Italy, in close collaboration with the company’s management.
• Acting as a Key Account Manager for assigned international clients.
• Delivering offers / quotes to existing and prospective customers.
• Reporting to the Sales Director Europe.

Main Activities:

• Define the sales strategy of the company's various products to its customers.
• Collect all necessary information for the preparation of sale contracts.
• Communicate with the technical team to propose the most suitable solution for a given customer.
• Search for new business opportunities, especially regarding replacing Polyamide compounds.
• Negotiate the best terms of sale in agreement with company’s management.
• Manage and record various customer’s rates.
• Issue material sample and test requests for the laboratory.
• Build and nurture customer rapport to develop and maintain long-term relationships.
• Control proper application of contracts and planned sales volumes with assigned customers.
• Identify, anticipate, and manage customer risks, financial risks, delivery disruptions, and changes in customer structure.
• Act as an interface between customers and management, sales, R&D, QHSE, and finance.
• Assist the technical and sales team with tests, complaints, or disputes.
• Report on individual sales activities, customer situations, and sample progress during exchanges with management and sales meetings.

Your profile:

• Knowledge and effective use of various sales and negotiation techniques.
• Detailed knowledge of company's technical possibilities and product advantages.
• Good knowledge of the plastics industry and plastics processing, especially injection moulding, with a proven track record of successful account management.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
• Strong decision-making skills to identify and mitigate potential problems with customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication internally and externally at different levels and with various departments.
• Excellent time management and priority-setting skills with a self-driven attitude.
• Ability to effectively use MS Office and ERP systems.