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Sales Manager UK - Personal Care Chemicals
Permanent / Full-time
Home-based, with regular travel across the UK
 
Join a UK-based distributor of speciality chemicals with offices across Europe, supporting personal care customers with the ingredients and technical expertise behind products people use every day.
 
As UK Sales Manager you'll lead the national account management team, strengthen customer and supplier partnerships, and help shape the next stage of growth in an international, collaborative business.
 
 
THE ROLE
The successful candidate will lead and develop the UK Personal Care account management team, working with customers, suppliers and internal colleagues to achieve commercial targets and identify opportunities for growth.
 
Key responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the UK Personal Care account management team, setting clear objectives and providing regular coaching and support.
• Develop and deliver sales strategies to achieve volume, revenue and gross margin targets.
• Identify new business opportunities and support the growth of existing customer accounts.
• Build strong relationships with customers and Principals, and monitor market trends, competitor activity and developments in the personal care industry.
• Prepare sales budgets, forecasts and pipelines in line with commercial objectives.
• Monitor performance against KPIs and maintain accurate reporting in D365 CE, including customer visit reports, trade agreements and sales pipelines.
• Work with internal teams to resolve customer queries and identify opportunities for growth.
• Support supplier strategies and joint business plans, including joint customer visits with Account Managers and Technical Development Managers.