One Arkema
Are you passionate about sustainable materials and driving sales growth? Look no further! Arkema’s High Performance Polymers Business is seeking a dynamic Account & Business Development Manager to join our Speciality Poyamide team in Germany.
A certified top employer ( top employer video ), Arkema is a global leader in Innovative Materials for a Sustainable World ().
Your Tasks:
* In charge of Specialty Polyamides granules sales & business development in DACH (volume, price, margin) and CEE to Industrial, Consumers and Textile markets.
* Implement the sales strategy on the field in line with the guidelines issued by Global Market Managers and Sales Director: negotiate volume, prices at customers including distributors.
* Be very active prospecting on the field, initiating new projects, leading them until recurrent sales.
* High value added specialty polymers supplied to fast growing markets, double digit yearly growth supported by an hunting mode team spirit.
* Outstanding industrial investments on going bringing soon additional production capacities all over the world and mainly focused on biobased products which demand is high.
* Business report to Global Market manager Industry/O&G // EMEA Sales based in France.
* Hierarchical report to the local/regional country Manager Based in Arkema local affiliate office or home-based.
Your Qualifications:
* 3-5 years in sales and/or business development
* Fluent in German and English. French is a plus.
* Graduated from an Engineer School / PhD with a high commercial sense and high communication skills
* Experience in an International business environment and within matrix organisations
* Good understanding of Technical Polymers performances and processing is a plus
* Autonomy, reactivity, curiosity, self-starter, perfectly organized
* Travels/facing to customers 50% of the time
Our Offer:
* An attractive salary with company car
* An attractive employee share program
* 30 days annual leave
* Extensive social benefits of a group company such as a company pension allowance, accident insurance (also applies privately), term life insurance