Key Account Manager (100%)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Hedingen, Frankreich, Deutschland

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. Knowledge 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

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About us

With approximately 480 employees, KLK Kolb is one of the leading alkoxylation companies in Europe and offers a wide range of surfactants, chemical specialties, paper process chemicals and customer-specific products for various industries. KLK Kolb is a member of the global KLK OLEO Group. We sell our products worldwide and currently have three manufacturing sites in the heart of Europe (Hedingen/CH, Moerdijk/NL and Delden/NL).

Ihre Aufgaben

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

Ihr Wissen, Ihr Können, Ihre Erfahrung

Chemical education (FH/Uni)
Extensive sales experience of surfactants in the Personal Care industry. Knowledge 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%

Unser Angebot

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

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Über uns

KLK Kolb ist mit rund 480 Mitarbeitenden einer der führenden Alkoxylierer Europas und bietet eine breite Palette an Tensiden, sowie weitere chemische Spezialitäten, Papierprozesschemikalien und kunden-spezifische Fertigungen für verschiedene Industriesparten. KLK Kolb gehört zur globalen KLK OLEO Gruppe. Unsere Produkte vertreiben wir weltweit und produzieren zurzeit an drei Standorten im Zentrum Europas (Hedingen/CH, Moerdijk/NL und Delden/NL).

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