Account Manager - Personal Care

Title: Account Manager - Personal Care

Location: Remote, occasional requirement on site in the South West

Salary: £30,000 - £55,000 (dependent upon experience) + benefits

Term: Permanent

SRG is working with a leading personal care ingredient distributor in the South West, who offer a wide range of innovative raw materials to manufacturers and brands in the UK and European personal care market. Having recently been acquired by a multi-national organisation, this company offers the backing of a large organisation with a small enough commercial team to make a genuine impact.

With a big focus on in-house formulation development and innovation, they are now looking for an Account Manager to join them and drive sales of their product portfolio. Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK, meeting customers to continually develop and grow customer relationships across personal care innovators, brands and manufacturers.

This would be an amazing opportunity for a Chemistry graduate looking to utilise their degree outside the lab and pivot into a customer-facing, commercial role, or for an experienced Account Manager in the personal care industry to develop their career further.

Benefits: Multinational ingredients supplier with a strong focus on innovation and a small, dynamic commercial team where you can really make a difference. Generous quarterly bonus scheme (based on personal performance), 6.5% employer pension, lease car and private healthcare.

Role / Description

Building existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
Travelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK to visit customer sites
Promoting the company's product portfolio of innovative, sustainable active ingredients
Generating leads to identify new potential customers in your region
Identifying, contacting and developing new business using a variety of methods
Maintaining and updating the database to build a customer pool
Keeping abreast of product development & trends in the personal care industry.

Requirements

Direct experience in consultative and technical sales of personal care raw materials
Or experience working as a Formulation Chemist in the personal care industry looking to pivot into a commercial role
Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biology or a closely related subject
Full, clean UK driving licence
Willing, able and excited to travel 1/3 of your time across the whole of the UK
A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
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Keywords: Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Management, Business Development Executive, Business Development, Sales Account Manager, Chemical Sales, Technical Sales, Personal Care Sales, Raw Materials, Excipients, Active Ingredients, Surfactants, Emollients, Emulsifiers, Preservatives, Humectants.

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