EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Master degree in economics/chemistry or equivalent by experience.

• Min. 5 years of commercial B2B experience, preferred in a chemical environment.
• Experience in setting up structures for distribution networks.

SKILLS

• Strategically extremely strong with “hunting” mindset.

• Willing to travel abroad (average 2 weeks per trimester).
• Good knowledge of Dutch and English.
• Commercial and strongly result-oriented
• Strong people coaching skills.

• Part of the leadership team and responsible for executing strategic direction of worldwide sales and

marketing.

• Prepare and realize annual trade sales Goals, Targets & Objectives (GTO).
• Translate corporate GTO to individual targets per Area Sales Manager.
• Build and own annual sales strategy and account plans.
• Supervise 6 manager level professionals.
• Responsible for Customer Service department and Technical Support.
• Lead the sales team to develop a network of strong sales leads and value-based

customer relationships.

• Relation building with customers, agents and distributors.
• Maintain close internal and external communication.
• Own product management strategy.
• Implement strategy for brand owner network expansion.
• Manage visibility through marketing strategy and actions.
• Represents the company in international Sales & Marketing meetings.