Commercial Excellence Manager

Brenntag; Wayne (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Education assistance program

Employee assistance program

Healthcare options & 401(k)

Job summary

Brenntag is seeking a Commercial Excellence Project Manager to drive sales strategies within Brenntag Specialties. You will align with the Commercial leadership, harmonize processes, and promote adoption of Brenntag Connect and Salesforce across teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in sales/marketing, strong data analytics, and fluency in Business English. Travel up to 10% and cross-cultural experience are desirable components of this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems or related fields.
• Strong CRM Salesforce knowledge; proficiency with Qlik and Excel.
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills to support cross-team efforts.
• Minimum 5 years in sales or marketing recommended.

Responsibilities

• Propose and plan initiatives to achieve commercial excellence.
• Develop market know-how and report on best practices.
• Execute initiatives with defined targets across departments.
• Measure and benchmark performance.
• Promote Brenntag Connect CRM platform adoption.
• Suggest Salesforce enhancements and IT requirements.
• Improve closing rate in opportunity pipelines.
• Coach Sales-Industry Managers and Executives in CRM usage.

Skills

Travel readiness

Sales cycle knowledge

Teamwork

Report analysis

Data analysis

Business English

Education

Bachelors in business/admin/info systems

CRM Salesforce, Qlik, Excel

Teamwork & interpersonal skills

Tools

Salesforce

Qlik

Excel

Job description

Job Posting Requirements

Your Role

The Commercial Excellence Project Manager will work in a collaborative way with the Commercial leadership teams within the Brenntag Specialties division (BSP) to drive the execution of sales strategies and improve results, including assisting in Salesforce alignment, execution, and adoption. Under guidance and coordination of the Brenntag North America (BNA) Commercial Excellence Manager.

Common Commercial Excellence standards as well as a harmonized Sales Process will be established and maintained. Sales/Industry and Product Managers will be assisted in tracking implementation and execution across the board.

Responsibilities

• Propose and plan initiatives to achieve commercial excellence in the assigned focus industry organization
• Develop and maintain market know-how, transparency on internal/ external best practices while conducting initiative-related reporting
• Execute initiatives in line with defined targets from Commercial Excellence Manager to achieve commercial and functional excellence in the assigned organization through collaboration with affected departments
• Measure and benchmark performance
• Support / Promote the use of the Brenntag Digital Platform – Brenntag Connect under the umbrella of CRM Sales Force.
• Suggest and initiate CRM Salesforce functionality enhancements and expansion of capabilities and interact and funnel requirements with BNA Sales Force IT Competence center.
• Improve Closing Rate of Opportunities in Opportunity Pipeline through more focused approach and effective Opportunity Pipeline Management by Commercial Leadership.
• Guide the Sales-Industry Managers to elevate the game of their Sales Teams (i.e. through 1 x 1 CRM Sales Force Coaching).
• Train both Sales-Industry Managers and Sales Executives to effectively use Sales Force (Call Reports / Opportunity Pipelines / SPR’s / Dashboards / Sales 101 document, etc.).
• Help to promote desired “Brenntag Commercial Behavior” through Sales Force (harmonized Sales Process and common CE Standards).

Your Profile

Skills

• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Knowledge and understanding of the sales cycle
• Excellent teaming, communication, and organizational skills
• Read, analyze, and interpret reports
• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills
• Business English proficiency, ideally cross-cultural experience

Experience

• Experience in the chemical distribution business preferred
• 5 years sales or marketing experience
• Superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in business administration, information systems and/or related fields
• Strong technical capabilities including CRM Salesforce. Qlik and Excel
• Strong Teamwork and Interpersonal skills to support teams across the ROC’s and Industry platforms.

Our Offer

• We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential.
• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.
• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance program
• Employee assistance program
• Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

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