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Sales Development Manager (m/f/d), High Performance Plastics
The Solvay’s Business Unit Specialty Polymers offers with over 1,500 products the widest range of specialty polymers in the world. All products are high-tech products sold to mega-trend markets. The Electrical & Electronics team closely cooperates with renowned OEMs as well as Tier 1 & Tier 2 suppliers and is looking due to expansion for a Sales Development Manager EMEA working from home-office in Germany or border countries.
- Identify, investigate and follow up on qualified leads and develop business for potential customers in key segments for Semiconductor and Telecommunications in Europe
- Act as a key contact point for customers and educate them on products, applications and trends
- Understand and apply the sales strategy, and promote the value proposition for each product
- Develop, negotiate and monitor contracts and pricing for new business opportunities
- Evaluate and propose innovative solutions for customer problems and coordinate with internal resources when needed to meet customer requests/demands and ensure issues are resolved
- Design and implement market strategy in the EMEA region on the 5G market and coordinate related projects
- Academic degree in chemistry, engineering, ideally related to polymer sciences
- Experience with high performance plastics, preferably Fluoropolymer or Aromatics Polymers
- Some years of sales experience, sales development or a technical department like R&D, product management or project management in the Semiconductor, Telecom or connected industries
- Fluency in English and any other European language is a plus
- Availability for travel inside and outside EMEA ~50%
- Be part of Solvay’s growth engine and enlarge Solvay’s share in the semiconductor and telecom market in EMEA. Work self-dependent and use excellent training & development possibilities in one of the world’s leading chemical companies with an attractive salary package.
