Key Account Manager (100%)

Your mission

• International sale of chemical raw materials for the Personal Care market in compliance with Kolb's pricing specifications
• Established customer basis in the DACH region and France; and/or Benelux and Scandinavia
• Providing intensive application-related consulting and support to existing and new customers in close cooperation with Product Management, Marketing and Research & Development
• Cultivating and developing long-term customer relations and acquiring new customers; developing new areas of application and introducing new products and technical solutions in the allocated focal areas
• Assuring sustainable, profitable growth in the corresponding markets through actively collaborating in the development and implementation of operational measures and projects in cooperation with the appropriate internal departments
• Market and competitor observation and market potential analyses; developing authoritative plans on short and mid-term business development
• Drawing up bids; pricing in line with internal specifications; reporting and correspondence in line with internal specifications
• Attending seminars, conventions and trade fairs including booth supervision

Your profile

• Chemical education (FH/Uni)
• Extensive sales experience of surfactants in the Personal Care industry. Kledge in applications and formulation preferred
• Ability to establish a Business Case and to develop different pricing models
• Fluent language skills in German, English and French
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a confident demeanour
• You can organise yourself well and have high team competences in order to achieve optimal results for our customers in cooperation with other internal departments.
• Connected thinking, able to grasp complex information and communicate in a concise manner
• Willingness to travel 40% to 60%

Our offer

• A challenging, versatile and responsible job in a rapidly growing international company
• Working place/employment can be Hedingen/Switzerland or remote in France, Germany or Netherlands
• A professional, established organisation with an open, international and creative working environment
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Attractive employment conditions 

We are interested in a long-term, successful collaboration. You too? We are looking forward to receiving yourapplication via our online form on our website.