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You will work on exciting and challenging topics together with a team in an ultra-modern, innovative and creative environment. Intensive on-the-job training with expert colleagues guarantees you will quickly become familiar with your duties and perform them independently. Performance related pay and the opportunity for personal and professional development are of course part of the package. Since 2009 Evonik Industries AG has been certified as a family-friendly company by the German Hertie Foundation. As the Coating Additives business line of Evonik, we are a leading supplier of specialty additives for the coatings and inks industry. We boast decades of experience in the research and development of novel products for a variety of coating markets, such as decorative coatings, industrial coatings, automotive coatings, and printing inks. Our world-famous brands – ACEMATT®, AEROSIL®, SURFYNOL®, TEGO®, SIPERNAT®, and much more.

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The successful candidate will play a key role in developing coating additives market share in his/her region by:

• Achieve sales, volume and CM1 targets
• Build and strengthen customer relationships
• Develop and implement countries as well as customer strategies to defend and grow business
• Ensure the implementation of all sales related processes defined by BL Coating Additives
• Promote the sale of the Coating Additives’ product portfolio to the Coatings and Inks industry in the area of responsibility, identify new opportunities and drive them to successful closure
• Evaluate and provide updated pricing information to existing customers as required. Ensure profit levels are maintained according to company guidelines and pricing matrices.
• Prepare sales forecasts, and adjust the sales strategies and plans as necessary to meet changing market, product availability, and competitive conditions.
• Develop and closely monitor suitable product promotional activities, sampling activities and product trials for customers
• Closely monitor competitor activities and develop customer specific counter measures. Provide information about new needs, market trends and competitive products to the Business line.
• Responsible for the customer support and negotiation of supply agreements with all accounts and distributors in his/ her responsibility.
• Mointiring/Manage local invetory levels.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of all sales and customer related activities in to the relevant tools.
• Active participation in the product & service complaint process
• Continuous observation of business development of served customers including receivables
• Closely engage with Key Account Management
  • 50% Domestic travelling and 5% international travelling to HQ for internal meetings.

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant working experience of minimum 5 years in Paints & coatings industries, preferable in speciality additives.
• A degree in chemical engineering or Chemistry with a strong tendency for sales.
• Techno-commercial skills with sound computer literacy with efficient communication skills in English.
• Background from a multinational company or a reputed Distributor trading with Multinational Specialty Chemicals
• Depth knowledge of commercial aspects/sales issues
• Able to demonstrate strong business acumen
• High customer orientation and very good market understanding
• Effective team player and Self-motivated
• Person with the sense of initiative to work independently in their region, with excellent organizational skills

Your Application

To ensure the fastest process of your application and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal at https://careers.evonik.com.

Please direct your application to muhammad.hanif@evonik.com, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact our Recruiting Center Team at 0800 2386645 (Germany only) or +49 201 177 4200.

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Please note that Evonik will not accept any unsolicited application documents sent by staffing firms. Evonik works in conjunction with preferred service providers and will not pay any fee to staffing firms in the absence of an appropriate framework agreement. Should Evonik receive a candidate profile from a staffing firm with which it has no framework agreement, and should this candidate subsequently be considered in the recruitment process or offered employment, no claims from the staffing firm will be entertained in this regard.