Key Account Manager - Personal Care Manufacturing - Chemical Raw Materials

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

Job summary

An international chemical raw material company in Johannesburg seeks a candidate to manage key accounts within the personal care and homecare industries. The ideal applicant should possess sales experience, strong communication skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include developing customer relationships, achieving budgets, and ensuring timely delivery of raw materials. Salary package is negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification is preferred but not essential.
• Previous sales experience will be beneficial.
• Strong team player with relationship building ability.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Computer literacy is essential with knowledge of Microsoft Packages.

Responsibilities

• Manage key accounts in personal care and homecare industries.
• Develop relationships with customers for strategic alignment.
• Achieve monthly and annual budgets.
• Identify customer needs for increased profitability.
• Ensure correct raw materials are procured for customers.
• Work with distribution to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

SUMMARY

A well-established international chemical raw material company requires the above to manage key accounts within the personal care and homecare manufacturing industries.

POSITION INFO

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.