Technical Sales, Cosmetic Personal Care Scientist

Wellington Executive Search; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Executive Search presents a junior-level Technical Sales role focused on Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients. The position begins in Philadelphia for 3 months of full-time training, then transitions to remote work anywhere in the Northeast USA.

Base salary is $80-100K with bonuses and excellent benefits. Responsibilities include coordinating all aspects of the sales process, from client interaction to revenue collection, and developing new business for cosmetic ingredients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science field is required.
• Experience selling cosmetic/personal care ingredients to manufacturers is desired.
• Lab formulation experience for cosmetics/personal care is required; hair care, skin care, sun care, fabric/home care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities for personal care/cosmetics ingredients portfolio.
• Sell to direct accounts and via distribution channels.
• Deliver growth through innovation and customer insights.
• Maintain and grow customer relationships.
• Provide marketing and strategic leadership to achieve financial results.

Skills

Cosmetic ingredient sales

New business development

Account development

Customer relationship building

Formulations for customers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering / Biology or science

Job description

Job Title: Technical Sales, Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients (Cosmetic Scientist)

Location: Philadelphia for 3 months to start, then anywhere in the Northeast USA (remote office)

Compensation: $80-100K base salary plus bonus & excellent benefits

Job Code: MD215TSMPC

Overview:

Our client is a producer of functional chemical ingredients primarily sold to manufacturers of Cosmetics, Personal Care products, Laundry detergents, floor cleaners, and soaps.
This position is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the sales process from client interaction, sampling, ideation, sales, delivery, contract negotiation, presentations, and revenue collection.
This is a JUNIOR-LEVEL ENTRY-LEVEL TECHNICAL SALES POSITION. We wish to hire someone with at least 2 years of benchtop formulation experience in the targeted areas mentioned. Candidates with Sales experience, along with Formulations experience, are desired.
Since this is a Junior-Level sales position, the candidate must be willing to work at the Philadelphia Headquarters location for the first 3 months, full-time, for training and onboarding purposes.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Develop new business opportunities for the personal care/cosmetics product portfolio (preservation systems, surfactants, emollients, silicone alternatives, emulsifiers, texturizers, and botanical extracts)
• Most applications are for Hair Care, Skin Care, and Sun Care portfolios. All sales are B2B.
• An example of customers for our ingredients would be companies like Revlon, Coty, L'oreal, Estee Lauder, Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer), P&G, J&J, Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever, SC Johnson, and Colgate
• Sell fine chemicals and ingredients to direct accounts and also through distribution
• Deliver growth to the category through innovation and customer insights
• Maintain and grow customer relationships
• Provide marketing & strategic leadership to deliver financial results

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree is required. A specific degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, or other Science is required.
• Chemical ingredient sales experience to manufacturers of personal care and/or cosmetics and co-packers / private label packaging companies is desired.
• Prior experience in the cosmetic / personal care laboratory preparing formulations for customers is required. Hair care, Skin care, Sun care, Fabric care, and/or Home care formulation experience is desired.
• Goal-driven, motivated professional
• New Business Development / Account Development / Customer Relationship Building

Overnight travel is estimated to be 25%.
For the successful candidate we offer a competitive base salary, bonuses, 401K with match, health insurance, and more.