Sales Key Account Representative - Industrial Chemical Raw Materials - Manufacturing - Gauteng

Minimum requirements for the role:

• A tertiary qualification is preferred but not essential for this role.
• The company is happy to consider a Graduate with no work experience for the role, as it is prepared to train the person into a technical sales role. The successful candidate will be calling on manufacturing companies within the industrial industries.
• Previous experience having worked in a sales role is preferred but not essential.
• Previous sales experience selling chemical raw materials into the manufacturing industry is preferred but not essential.
• Previous sales experience having worked within the detergent, paints and coatings, construction and other related industrial manufacturing markets is preferred but not essential.
• Must be computer literate and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Managing and driving sales volumes at key account customers, maintaining strong relationships with existing key accounts as well as identifying and developing potential business opportunities.
• Promoting new and existing chemical raw material products into the manufacturing industry.
• Ensuring that key accounts are serviced and that their expectations of products are met.
• Managing and negotiating the pricing of products with customers.
• Managing and implementing strategies to drive growth with key accounts.
• Managing chemical raw material stock portfolio for key accounts.
• Attending various conferences and trade shows nationally and internationally.
• Setting and driving budget targets and sales objectives.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.