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

JR Italy; Torino; 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 customer relationships in Italy. The role involves negotiating with clients, defining sales strategies, and collaborating with technical teams to deliver optimal solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sales, particularly in the plastics sector, and possess excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

Competenze

• Proven track record of successful account management.
• Good knowledge of plastics processing, especially injection moulding.

Mansioni

• Negotiate with customers and prospect for new clients.
• Define sales strategy and manage customer relationships.
• Report on sales activities and customer situations.

Conoscenze

Sales Techniques

Negotiation

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Mindset

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 related to replacing Polyamide compounds.
• Negotiate the best terms of sale in agreement with company’s management.
• Manage and record various customer 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 the customer's 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 company 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 an ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
• Strong decision-making skills to identify and mitigate potential problems with customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective internal and external communication at different levels and across departments.
• Excellent time management and priority setting skills with a self-driven attitude.
• Ability to effectively use MS Office and ERP systems.