Sales Manager – Midwest

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🕒 September 11

🌽 Illinois, Michigan – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🚗 Michigan – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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MÜNZING CHEMIE GmbH

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1830

🏭 Manufacturing

Manufacturing • Chemistry

MÜNZING CHEMIE GmbH is a privately owned specialty additive company headquartered in Abstatt, Germany, with a global presence in over 40 countries and multiple manufacturing sites. They develop and manufacture a broad portfolio of specialty additives and waxes—such as defoamers, dispersants, rheology modifiers, emulsifiers, wetting and leveling agents, micronized and coated waxes, and wax dispersions—used across numerous industries including coatings, printing inks, wood and food processing, industrial fluids, paper, building materials, and water treatment. The company emphasizes R&D-driven, technology-focused solutions, regulatory compliance and sustainability (e. g. , PFAS-free and microplastic-free alternatives), and provides technical service and on-site support to industrial customers.

📋 Description

• Prospect new markets and customers • Close deals • Follow up with urgency and responsiveness • Negotiate effectively • Sell value through technical project selling • Market specialty chemical additives for industrial fluids, including metalworking fluids, lubricants, cleaners, and mold release • Provide customers with product and service information • Fulfill customer needs and ensure customer satisfaction • Work with and motivate distribution • Manage a current territory valued at $2–3 million, shared with the current sales manager • Develop short- to mid-term business potential of $1–2 million within 1–3 years • Travel 60% in the field, including monthly flights and up to two weeks per month of overnight travel • Work in an office/sales-field environment

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree; technical degree, with Chemistry highly preferred • Minimum 3 years sales experience • Team-based selling experience in Sales, Technical, or Product Management • Chemical industry experience required • Performance Chemical experience is a bonus • Experience with specialty additives for industrial and automotive markets preferred • Experience with defoamers/antifoams for any application preferred • Experience with silicone release agents preferred • Must live in the Midwest region, preferably Michigan/Illinois and surrounding states • Travel 60% in the field • Basic understanding of industrial and automotive market regulations/compliances preferred • Ability to work an eight-hour shift in an office environment or sales field • Ability to drive for long periods for travel • Ability to sit for long periods in a home office • Daily phone and computer use required

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual base salary plus bonus target • Remote work arrangement • Home office work • Travel/field sales flexibility