Account Manager - Speciality Chemicals - Northeast

Join a company with over $2B in revenue with a strong global presence and growing organically and through acquisitions.

Be your own boss of your own territory.

Client Details

Our client for the Regional Account Manager - Northeast opportunity is a global chemicals distributor, contract manufacturer, supply chain and logistics solutions provider. They serve industries including but not limited to personal care, food and beverage, industrial coatings and lubricants, HI&I (household, industrial, and institutional) pharmaceuticals, personal care, and more. The overall company is over $2B in revenue with a strong global presence and growing organically and through acquisitions.

Description

The Regional Account Manager - Northeast will be responsible for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region of the US tasked with managing and growing a territory for customers in the Pharma, Food and Beverage, Food Ingredients, and Personal Care and related markets. This role is 100% remote and will require heavy travel within the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic territory.

This person must have strong relationship building skills, technical value based selling skills, and a hunter mentality to win new business from current and new customers. This person must be based in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast United States.

• Full ownership over the Northeast regional territory focusing on customers in the pharma, personal care, food and beverage and related sectors.

• Manage and grow existing client accounts with a value-based problem solving approach

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities across the Northeast region expanding into new customers and applications

• Develop and execute strategic sales plans to achieve revenue targets.

• Negotiate pricing and terms of sales with new and existing customers

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction and deliver tailored solutions.

• Maintain detailed records of client interactions and sales activities in CRM tools.

• Provide market insights and feedback to support product development and marketing strategies.

• Attend industry events, trade shows, and networking opportunities to build brand presence.

• Prepare and present reports on sales performance and forecasts to management.

• Work with Sales Leadership and Business Line Product Managers providing feedback on what products are needed from customers to prepare for demand

• Provide strong technical knowledge and consultation with the customers on value propositions of product offerings

Profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, or Chemistry/Chemical Engineering

• 3-7 years of strategic sales and business development experience within the specialty chemical space selling to food and beverage, pharm, personal care, and related industries

• Experience selling to customers up and down stream - manufacturers and suppliers (ingredients suppliers and producers for example)

• Proven track record of developing and implementing a strategic business development and sales plan

• Value based selling approach with a problem-solving approach and mentality

• Analytical and organizational skills

• Strong presentations and communication skills required

• Experience working in a global organization preferred

• Ability to travel 50% domestically within territory

Job Offer

Competitive base salary $120,000 - $150,000, bonus 20% at target (up to 45%), profit sharing, phone, computer, full benefits, 401K and match, vacation, holidays. Being a part of a growing global company growing organically and through M&A.

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