Senior Chemical Engineer

Confidential Jobs; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking a technically strong Sales Manager for industrial water treatment in Saudi Arabia. You will lead the full client cycle, from identifying opportunities to launching treatment programs, demonstrating economic impact and building long‑term relationships.

The ideal candidate has engineering or chemistry background, practical water-treatment experience, and proven ability to discuss technical issues in business terms with engineers, buyers and executives while traveling

Qualifications

• Higher education in engineering and chemistry is a plus.
• Practical experience in industrial water treatment and/or water chemistry technologies.
• Knowledge of cooling systems, boilers, RO, corrosion and scale inhibitors, biocides, and antiscalants.
• Experience in technical sales, B2B sales, application engineering, technical customer support, or business development in water treatment, chemicals, or industrial equipment.
• Ability to explain complex technical issues in business terms and financial impact.
• Experience in negotiations and working with technical and commercial decision-makers.
• English language proficiency – B1–B2 or higher.
• Willingness to regularly travel and work directly at customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop Saudi market sales of chemical reagents and solutions for industrial water treatment.
• Identify new clients and develop the existing client portfolio.
• Conduct meetings, technical presentations, and negotiations with technical specialists, engineers, buyers, and decision makers.
• Conduct facility audits and assess the current water chemistry regime.
• Determine client needs and select the optimal chemical treatment program in collaboration with the technical team.
• Prepare technical and commercial proposals, calculating dosages, treatment costs, and potential savings for the client.
• Monitor reagent application results and prepare performance reports.
• Translate technical results into clear business value for the client: cost reduction, increased uptime, reduced corrosion/deposits, and improved equipment efficiency.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery terms, and contracting.
• Achieve sales and margin targets.
• Develop long-term relationships with key clients and increasing sales within existing accounts.
• Monitor the market, competitors, and new business development opportunities.
• Interact with the company's technical, laboratory, and commercial teams.

Skills

Technical sales

B2 English

Client relationship

Site visits

Education

Engineering or Chemistry degree

Job description

Primary Responsibilities:

Developing sales and client portfolio in the field of water treatment chemicals through technical expertise, water chemistry audits, and tailored solutions to specific site-specific needs. The Sales Manager is responsible for the full client cycle: from identifying and qualifying potential customers and conducting a technical survey to preparing a commercial proposal, launching a treatment program, demonstrating the economic impact, and further account development.

Primary Responsibilities

• Developing sales of chemical reagents and solutions for industrial water treatment in the Saudi Arabian market.
• Finding new clients and developing the existing client portfolio.
• Conducting meetings, technical presentations, and negotiations with technical specialists, engineers, buyers, and decision makers.
• Conducting facility audits and assessing the current water chemistry regime.
• Determining client needs and selecting the optimal chemical treatment program in collaboration with the technical team.
• Preparing technical and commercial proposals, calculating dosages, treatment costs, and potential savings for the client.
• Monitoring reagent application results and preparing performance reports.
• Translating technical results into clear business value for the client: cost reduction, increased uptime, reduced corrosion/deposits, and improved equipment efficiency.
• Negotiating pricing, delivery terms, and contracting.
• Achieving sales and margin targets.
• Developing long-term relationships with key clients and increasing sales within existing accounts.
• Monitoring the market, competitors, and new business development opportunities.
• Interacting with the company's technical, laboratory, and commercial teams.

Key Requirements

• Higher education in engineering and chemistry is a plus.
• Practical experience in industrial water treatment and/or water chemistry technologies.
• Knowledge of several technology areas: cooling systems, boilers, RO, corrosion and scale inhibitors, biocides, and antiscalants.
• Experience in technical sales, B2B sales, application engineering, technical customer support, or business development in water treatment, chemicals, or industrial equipment.
• Ability to explain complex technical issues in business terms and financial impact.
• Experience in negotiations and working with technical and commercial decision-makers.
• English language proficiency – B1–B2 or higher.
• Willingness to regularly travel and work directly at customer sites.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a technically strong Sales Manager who can sell not just chemical reagents, but the results for an industrial enterprise.

• The ideal candidate combines chemical/engineering expertise with a commercial mindset: able to visit the site, understand the water chemistry problem, identify potential improvements, collaborate with the technical team to propose a solution, advocate it to the customer, and bring the project to a commercial conclusion.