Account Manager

Uniform Color; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading colors and additives company is seeking a sales professional to enhance customer relationships and drive growth in their sales territory across the midwest. This role requires at least 5 years of experience in critical color concentrate sales and involves developing new business, supporting customers, and collaborating internally. Applicants should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field along with the capability to troubleshoot and resolve customer issues effectively. Join us for a vibrant career opportunity!

Qualifications

• 5+ years in critical color concentrate sales in various markets.
• Knowledge of plastic resins and molding operations.
• Understanding of various molding processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality product provision and high customer service.
• Generate sales leads and close new opportunities.
• Develop relationships within customer organizations.
• Provide customer support including negotiations and quality issues.
• Continually search for and penetrate new markets and prospective customers
• Achieve a favorable pipeline to continue growth initiatives
• Periodically contact former customers to update them on new products and/or services available, and show our interest in working with them in the future.
• Work with customers for visual and physical color approvals.
• Provide customer support functions including price negotiations, collection assistance, quality issues, office duties (i.e., correspondence, quotations, filing), and any other duties deemed necessary to the success of the UCC Sales Department.
• Collaborate with all UCC departments to ensure our customers are provided with the required resources to ensure timely project movement
• Work within the team selling approach

Skills

Critical color concentrate sales

Customer service

Relationship building

Troubleshooting

Sales lead generation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, business or related field

Job description

This position will be based in a midwest or upper midwest location (target locations are Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago).

Summary: Imagine a world without color…we can’t either! Join a team that brings innovative solutions to the market by selling quality custom color concentrate, and specialty additives. Provide quality customer service and increase customer base in new and existing markets for Uniform Color products.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Call on existing and prospective customers, ensure that Uniform Color is providing a quality product and a high level of customer service; and troubleshoot and resolve any problems they may be experiencing
• Generate and develop sales leads within the sales territory to close new opportunities and achieve sales goals.
• Develop a network of relationships within the customer organization beyond procurement (e.g., Operations, Technology, Senior Leadership, etc.) to develop new business
• Tailor value propositions to ensure customer benefits are communicated and understood
• Continually search for and penetrate new markets and prospective customers
• Achieve a favorable pipeline to continue growth initiatives
• Periodically contact former customers to update them on new products and/or services available, and show our interest in working with them in the future.
• Work with customers for visual and physical color approvals.
• Provide customer support functions including price negotiations, collection assistance, quality issues, office duties (i.e., correspondence, quotations, filing), and any other duties deemed necessary to the success of the UCC Sales Department.
• Collaborate with all UCC departments to ensure our customers are provided with the required resources to ensure timely project movement
• Work within the team selling approach

Preferred Experience, Training, and Skills:

• 5+ years in critical color concentrate sales in Consumer, Construction, Packaging, Appliance or Automotive markets
• Knowledge and technical understanding of plastic resins, molding operations and customer uses
• Knowledge of various molding processes; including injection molding, sheet extrusion, blow molding, and more

Preferred Education:

Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, business or related field