Junior Key Account Manager - Chemical Raw Materials (Personal Care Manufacturing)

Prostaff Holdings; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking a sales professional to manage key accounts in the personal care and homecare sectors. The ideal candidate should have sales experience, preferably in chemical raw materials, and possess excellent communication and analytical skills. Responsibilities include developing customer relationships, managing budgets, and ensuring timely delivery of products. Salary is negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification is preferred but not essential.
• Experience in sales, preferably in the chemical industry.
• Strong team player with relationship-building skills.
• Good business acumen and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage key accounts in personal care and homecare industries.
• Develop relationships to ensure strategic alignment.
• Establish monthly and annual budgets.
• Identify customer needs for mutual growth.
• Ensure correct raw materials are procured.

Skills

Sales experience in chemical raw materials

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Computer literacy

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Microsoft Packages

Job description

Minimum requirements for the role :

• Tertiary qualification is preferred but not essential for the role.
• Previous internal or external sales experience having sold chemical raw materials into the personal care or homecare or related industries is preferred for the role, but will consider candidates from the Food or Industrial raw material sectors as well.
• The successful candidate must be a strong team player with the ability to build and foster relationships.
• Must have good business acumen with good analytical and synthesis skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills is essential.
• Computer literacy is essential with good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages.

The successful candidate will be responsible for :

• Managing key accounts within the personal care and homecare manufacturing industries.
• Developing relationships with customers to ensure strategic alignment.
• Establishing and achieving monthly and annual budgets, based on customer information and forecasts.
• Identifying customer needs to increase customer profitability for sustainable and profitable mutual growth.
• Working closely with the customer to ensure that the correct raw materials are procured for them.
• Working closely with the warehouse and distribution team to ensure that products are forecasted correctly and delivered on time.
• Ensuring timeous and correct delivery of personal care raw materials to customers.
• Assisting and working closely with a senior manager to ensure that customer expectations are met at all times.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.