Remote Chlor-Alkali Account Manager

Westlake Chemical; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical is seeking a Sales Account Manager to develop and maintain domestic Chlor-Alkali accounts in North America. You will report to the Manager-Commercial, Chlor-Alkali and manage assigned customers to achieve sales growth in a remote home-office setup.

Travel up to 50% (car and air) is required. You will build relationships with purchasing contacts and plant personnel, forecast volumes with our software, and collaborate with Sales and Marketing on new opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, technical discipline or relevant equivalent, and minimum 2 years of chemicals or related sales experience, preferably Chlor-Alkali.
• Knowledge of Chlor-Alkali or chemicals industry with understanding of market factors.
• Ability to travel primarily by car and air as required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for customers and management.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Vistex, Salesforce.com, SAP and other software tools.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains domestic Chlor-Alkali accounts in North America.
• Provides account management to assigned accounts and drives sales growth.
• Builds relationships with key purchasing contacts down to production personnel.
• Forecasts customer sales volumes using software on annual and rolling 30/60/90 day basis.
• Collaborates with Sales and Marketing on new sales opportunities and process improvements.

Skills

Account management

Sales experience

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technical field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Vistex

SalesForce.com

SAP

Job description

Westlake Chemical is seeking a Sales Account Manager to develop and maintain domestic Chlor-Alkali accounts in North America. You will report to the Manager-Commercial, Chlor-Alkali and manage assigned customers to achieve sales growth in a remote home-office setup.

Travel up to 50% (car and air) is required. You will build relationships with purchasing contacts and plant personnel, forecast volumes with our software, and collaborate with Sales and Marketing on new opportunities.