Job Description
Antal International is a global executive recruitment organisation with over offices in more than 30 countries. We have offices in United Kingdom, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE
Responsibilities:
To manage, develop and understand the needs of a growing customer base, making regular visits to these accounts and building, maintaining and managing relationships with key contacts at all levels. Negotiating prices and volumes with customers in order to maximize returns to the business Seek out, analyse and develop new accounts, promoting sales of the product portfolio in line with business growth strategies. To agree annual sales budgets with the Commercial Manager and Business Manager Gather, analyse, interpret and present market, product, competitor and industry data to enable development of the forward strategy of the business To visit and represent the company at trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences, networking with representatives from a broad range of companies Pro-actively monitor and review payment terms against customer portfolio, ensuring that payment terms and methods are adhered to, keeping business risk to a minimum. Ensure that payment terms and cash flow implications are considered at time of negotiation for all new and existing business
Experience, Skills & Education
Bachelors degree in the relevant industry Experience in Home Care and Personal Care (chemical raw material) is a must Excellent communication skills Analytical skills Fluent in English Negotiation skills Good presentation skills Ability to work under pressure Ability to liaise with people at all levels Knowledge and networks within country area industry Understanding of products and their application