Sales Manager

at  Umicore

ABOUT UMICORE

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are needed to everyday life. We strive to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You acquired a Master degree in engineering or commercial sciences, or equivalent through experience.
• You have a first working experience in a commercial or techno-commercial role is a plus.
• You have a good knowledge of MS Office
• You can express yourself fluently in English; knowledge of other languages is a plus, particularly Dutch, French, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish or Icelandic.
• You are a great team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• You are a relationship builder, you can convince your stakeholders well and are curious about their value chain, technological applications and risk management.
• You are analytical, accurate and look for creative solutions together.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As sales manager of Todini’s chemicals distribution activities, you will focus on managing and developing a customer base in the Benelux and Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland). You will gather market information with a special focus on Northern Europe where the market potential for various products needs to be identified and a business strategy can be further developed. You will be required to travel in Europe mainly.
To make your sales a success, you work closely with the back-office, logistics and accounting teams. It is also important that you have a good understanding of the value chain to ensure profitable sales.