Key Account Manager - Personal Care Manufacturing - Chemical Raw Materials

Prostaff; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Gauteng is seeking a candidate for a role focused on managing key accounts in the personal care and homecare industries. The ideal applicant will have sales experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to build relationships. The position offers a highly negotiable salary package based on experience.

Qualifications

• Previous internal or external sales experience is beneficial.
• Experience in selling chemical raw materials is preferred.
• Ability to build and foster relationships is essential.
• Good business acumen required.

Responsibilities

• Manage key accounts in the personal care and homecare industries.
• Develop relationships to ensure strategic alignment.
• Establish and achieve monthly and annual budgets based on customer forecasts.
• Identify customer needs to increase profitability.
• Work closely with customers to procure the correct raw materials.
• Coordinate with warehouse for timely delivery.
• Ensure timely delivery of materials to customers.
• Assist senior management to meet customer expectations.

Skills

Sales experience

Team player

Analytical skills

Communication 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 working within any industry will be beneficial for this role.
• Previous experience having sold chemical raw materials into the personal care or homecare or related industries is preferred for the role but is not essential.
• 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 timely 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.