Key Account Manager - Personal Care Manufacturing - Chemical Raw Materials

SUMMARY:
A well-established international chemical raw material company requires the above to manage key accounts within the personal care and homecare manufacturing industries.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum requirements for the role:

• Tertiary qualification is preferred but not essential for the role.
• Previous internal or external sales experience working within any industry will be beneficial for this role.
• Previous experience having sold chemical raw materials into the personal care or homecare or related industries is preferred for the role but is not essential.
• The successful candidate must be a strong team player with the ability to build and foster relationships.
• Must have good business acumen with good analytical and synthesis skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills is essential.
• Computer literacy is essential with good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages.

• Managing key accounts within the personal care and homecare manufacturing industries.
• Developing relationships with customers to ensure strategic alignment.
• Establishing and achieving monthly and annual budgets, based on customer information and forecasts.
• Identifying customer needs to increase customer profitability for sustainable and profitable mutual growth.
• Working closely with the customer to ensure that the correct raw materials are procured for them.
• Working closely with the warehouse and distribution team to ensure that products are forecasted correctly and delivered on time.
• Ensuring timeous and correct delivery of personal care raw materials to customers.
• Assisting and working closely with a senior manager to ensure that customer expectations are met at all times.