Senior Manager, Polymer Processing, Rubber Compounding

• Conduct market research and direct sales across Europe
• Turn market knowledge into business growth across Europe
• Lead polymer processing and rubber compounding industry development
• Identify new business opportunities and acquire new customers
• Enable the sales team to develop these industries in their respective markets
• Provide sales professionals with customer value propositions, market intelligence and actionable sales arguments
• Position the company offering successfully with customers
• Cooperate with Product Management and Logistics
• Search worldwide for new products to further develop the portfolio with support from the New Products Team
• Build and develop long-lasting relationships with key decision-makers across technical, purchasing and management functions
• Deepen understanding of customer industries and their needs
• Act as a strategic, pragmatic and convincing professional leader and guide

• Experience in business with raw materials or additives for polymer processing and/or rubber compounding is mandatory
• “Sales personality” with the format to represent the company at every negotiation level
• Ability to communicate effectively in friendly and tough customer negotiations
• Ability to establish trustful relationships
• Willingness to learn and use CRM systems
• Understanding of figures and statistics
• Flexibility and ability to organize diverse challenges well
• Willingness to take responsibility
• Hands-on personality
• Willingness to travel approximately 30–50%
• Business-fluent English and local language
• Application documents in English including photo, references and salary expectations

• Attractive remuneration fix and attractive variable part
• Company car
• Laptop
• Mobile
• Training
• A safe and responsible sales management position on an advanced level with potential for development
• Open-minded atmosphere
• Closely connected multinational team
• Chance to move things forward