Polymers & PVC Sales Manager — Additives Expert

The Practice Centre; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Practice Centre in Johannesburg seeks a skilled Technical Sales Specialist to expand the polymers, plastics, and PVC portfolio across Southern Africa. You will drive business development, promote specialty additives, and provide formulation support to processors and manufacturers.

You'll build strong customer relationships, lead product presentations, and coordinate with supply chains to ensure timely availability of samples.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in polymer/ plastics/ chemical engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in technical sales or application development in plastics, rubber, PVC, or masterbatch.
• Strong knowledge of formulation science and material behaviour in polymer processing.
• Experience with ZHFR compounds or related masterbatches is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development and technical sales across plastics, rubber and PVC compounding sector in the assigned region.
• Promote portfolio of specialty additives and raw materials including stabilizers, plasticizers, impact modifiers, processing aids, lubricants, ZHFR additives, pigments, and master batches.
• Provide technical support, including formulation advice, product trials, troubleshooting, and performance analysis.
• Build and manage strong relationships with key decision makers in PVC, polymer compounding, and plastics manufacturing companies.
• Collaborate with R&D teams, compounders, and application engineers to propose and customize innovative solutions.
• Identify new product opportunities and market trends in PVC and plastic processing.

Skills

Technical sales

Formulation science

Additives knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Polymer Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Job description

The Practice Centre in Johannesburg seeks a skilled Technical Sales Specialist to expand the polymers, plastics, and PVC portfolio across Southern Africa. You will drive business development, promote specialty additives, and provide formulation support to processors and manufacturers.

You'll build strong customer relationships, lead product presentations, and coordinate with supply chains to ensure timely availability of samples.