Technical Sales Manager - Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients

Our Client is a fast growing distributor of speciality ingredients to the UK Personal Care and Cosmetic Ingredients markets.

They are now seeking a Technical Sales Manager - Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients for their Personal Care Division. This position will be home based. The geographical territory is the UK and Ireland with regular visits to the offices and laboratories . This position is a full-time permanent role and will report to the Division Manager

Our Client will consider candidates for this position who are currently working in a technical / NPD role and who have a desire to move into a commercial role.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve quarterly and annual sales budgets for a range of defined Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients at defined prices .
• Achieve beneficial customer relationships by making frequent customer and prospect visits and achieving service levels that demonstrate the Division values.
• Add sales information to Customer Relationship Management software.
• Develop key markets through defined strategies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to BSc level or equivalent in a relevant technical / scientific discipline or equivalent industrial experience.
• Seasoned technical salesperson conversant in and knowledgeable of the UK Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients market and experienced and known to UK companies and customers OR Our Client will consider candidates who are currently working in a technical / NPD role and who have a desire to move into a commercial role. Bespoke sales vocational training; sales Process training; on the job mentoring and personal coaching from ILM trained Coaches will be offered to successful candidates
• Excellent communicator at all levels
• Able to fulfil customer purchasing requirements.
• Determination, energy, tenacity, enthusiasm, loyalty
• Proactive
• Adherence to processes and procedures and using CRM.
• Growth mindset
• Experience of launching products - understanding the challenges
• Experience of taking suppliers onboard from zero and building a sustainable business
• Strategic thinking

In return, our Client is offering a package including a competitive basic salary of £40,000 - £50,000 per annum (salary is negotiable and dependent on experience) plus benefits which include an expensed company car, five weeks holiday, pension, healthcare and a generous bonus scheme.

To apply for the above position, please send your C.V to Lorraine Roger, Director at Atom Recruitment Ltd.