Sales Manager

Alchem Partners are excited to be partnered with a growing chemical business based in the North West. Specialising in both the distribution and manufacture of a number of chemical products and offering an impressive wide range of chemical manufacturing capabilities on behalf of its customer base.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced and driven sales professional to manage and drive their CASE division across the UK. You will be responsible for managing and nurturing existing business, as well as identifying and developing new, strategic opportunities.

Responsibilities 

• Focus on the strategic identification and execution of new business opportunities
• To discuss with both the technical and commercial departments of the contract customers to gain as much knowledge of product uses and the wider industry as possible to be able to advise them to ensure they retain their customers but also to help with potential further projects.
• Ensure sharing of information with the sales team to identify potential opportunities.
• Use application and industry knowledge to identify potential new markets.
• Follow up leads from the website, incoming enquiries and from any other source.
• Attend UK exhibitions, as required, and follow up leads.
• Ensure all activity is recorded and communicated within the business in a timely manner.
• Maintain and improve the quality of service.
• Keep up to date on applications, the competition, the market and the developments within the company and its technical capabilities.
• Travel, as required, within the UK

The Candidate

• Ideally hold a technical/chemistry bias education
• Proven experience within a sales role within the chemical manufacturing/distribution space
• Ideally you will have specific CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Elastomers) experience but not essential.
• You will have strong communication skills, a great ability to build and nurture strong working relationships and have a problem solving mentality.

This role will suit an agile individual, someone who can adapt and thrive as the market does. The successful candidate will be a solution driven individual, someone who sees the value in the products and see the benefit and identify new areas of interest be it geographical or industry focused.

In return our client is offering a salary of £50,000pa - £70,000pa – depending on experience, company car, 10% bonus, private healthcare and a pension matched up to 10%.

This is a remote role with an expectation of travel during the week.

*Please kindly note, whilst we endeavour to respond to all candidate applications, due to the very high response rate across our various advertising campaigns, we may only be able to reply to candidates who match the position, thank you.

About us:

Alchem Partners are a UK based, international Search business, we pride ourselves on a personable and process driven approach ensuring the very best levels of service.

As acknowledged specialists in a number of disciplines, we support the Chemical and associated industries by providing a truly consultative service to our clients and candidates alike.