Univar Solutions · 22 hours ago
Sr. Sales Account Manager - Beauty and Personal Care
Bedford Park, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$91K/yr - $115K/yr
7+ years expUnivar Solutions is a leading global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives. They are seeking a motivated and experienced Sr. Sales Account Manager to join their Beauty and Personal Care team, responsible for building long-term relationships with accounts and improving business margins while ensuring customer satisfaction.
ChemicalE-CommerceRetail
Responsibilities
Improve Univar’s position within each account using consultative and in-depth selling at all levels within the account
Prospect for new business by conducting sales calls to actively grow the size of the territory
Focus on customer retention and overall customer satisfaction
Provide customer technical support and consultant services to increase our overall value to the customer
Maintain a clear updated view of your sales pipeline
Set pricing and service levels, as well as maintain and coordinate customer quotations or provide necessary information to allow local branches to do so
Coordinate with Local Sales, Purchasing, and Operations to ensure proper inventory levels
Demonstrate commitment to safety, both personal and of your colleagues
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7+ years of sales experience in the Beauty & Personal Care (raw chemicals) industry
Ability to nurture an extensive network of contacts
Demonstrated competitive drive
Strong business savvy, including an understanding of the business relationship between manufacturers, distributors, and end-users of chemical products and services
Well-honed listening skills and a problem-solving mindset to uncover needs and motivations to overcome objections to closing a sale
Effective negotiation skills that allow Univar to realize appropriate value for products and services
Ability to travel within the assigned territory
Preferred
Sales experience in manufacturing, distribution, industrial, or chemical industry sales is preferred
Bachelor's degree (Technical Science, Chemistry preferred but not required)
Benefits
Health, vision, dental coverage
Industry-leading retirement and time off programs
Company
Univar Solutions
Univar Solutions is a chemical and ingredients distributor.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
2023-03-14Private Equity
2023-03-14Acquired
Leadership Team
Nicholas Alexos
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kimberly Dickens, Board Director Candidate
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Recent News
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