Evonik
10,000+ employees
Founded 2001
🍽️ Food & Beverage
🏥 Healthcare
💼 Consulting
💰 Private Equity Round on 2013-03
Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Consulting
Evonik is a globally leading company in the specialty chemicals industry. With operations in over 100 countries, Evonik generated €15. 3 billion in revenue in 2023, offering innovative, value-added, and sustainable solutions in the chemical sector. The company employs around 33,000 people across production sites in 27 countries and focuses on improving daily living through its four divisions; Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, Smart Materials, and Performance Materials. Evonik is dedicated to enhancing product quality, longevity, and sustainability, as well as promoting health and well-being through its cutting-edge chemical formulations and technologies.
Business Manager
🕒 July 29
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Evonik
10,000+ employees
Founded 2001
🍽️ Food & Beverage
🏥 Healthcare
💼 Consulting
💰 Private Equity Round on 2013-03
Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Consulting
Evonik is a globally leading company in the specialty chemicals industry. With operations in over 100 countries, Evonik generated €15. 3 billion in revenue in 2023, offering innovative, value-added, and sustainable solutions in the chemical sector. The company employs around 33,000 people across production sites in 27 countries and focuses on improving daily living through its four divisions; Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, Smart Materials, and Performance Materials. Evonik is dedicated to enhancing product quality, longevity, and sustainability, as well as promoting health and well-being through its cutting-edge chemical formulations and technologies.
📋 Description
• Drive and expand the business across the UK & Ireland for the Business Lines Interface and Polyurethane Additives. • Build, strengthen and develop long-term customer partnerships while identifying new business opportunities. • Develop and execute country-specific growth strategies, including market expansion initiatives, market share objectives, revenue and profitability targets. • Lead commercial negotiations and pricing strategies to maximize sustainable business growth. • Own sales planning, forecasting and opportunity management through CRM systems. • Manage receivables and working capital performance for assigned accounts and market segments, supporting overall financial objectives. • Actively engage and collaborate within a cross-functional team environment across the EMEA region. • Support strategy development and execute market segment and key account strategies in territory with support from Marketing and Technical colleagues. • Monitor market developments, competitor activities and customer trends, providing actionable market intelligence and detailed market share insights. • Coordinate and facilitate management, customer and technical support visits from Headquarters to strengthen customer engagement and business development.
🎯 Requirements
• Degree in Business, Marketing, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related technical/commercial discipline. • Proven track record of at least 3 years in sales within the chemical industry, demonstrating strong commercial acumen and customer development expertise. • Extensive experience in the polymer market across the UK & Ireland, ideally within the Construction, Adhesives, Polyurethane or Agrochemical sectors. • Well-established industry network and strong understanding of market dynamics within the relevant industries. • Experience working successfully in international and multicultural environments. • Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications and a strong aptitude for quickly adopting new digital tools and systems. • Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken. • Strong analytical mindset combined with entrepreneurial thinking and a results-driven approach. • Excellent relationship-building, communication and teamwork capabilities, complemented by a proactive and solution-oriented working style. • High level of flexibility and willingness to travel extensively within the region (up to 60%) and occasionally on an international level.
🏖️ Benefits
• performance-based remuneration • occupational health benefits • hybrid and flexible working environments
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