Technical Sales Manager CEE

About the employer:

German based distributor of chemical materials an ingredients for a wild range of industries. The company's portfolio includes solutions for the food industry, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and mining. It has a couple of hundred locations in more than 70 countries.

Responsibilities:

•  manage Supplier relationships including negotiation and implementation of new
  product,
• actively promote Company image working with defined product range,
• support development of regional growth strategy and implementation roadmap,
• ensure execution of defined product range formulated strategy by gaining commitment of Country / Region Manager/ Product Manager to growth targets and resource requirements,
• interactions broadly across industry value chain including end-users,
• create demand for the company's product/service portfolio by identifying and continuously evaluating Industry / Customer needs on country basis,
• collection, analysis and distribution of relevant market, Customer and Supplier,
• joint visits to chosen customers,
  coordinate strategy execution through multi-level interactions,
• technical support in the implementation of the supplier's product at the customer's
  site,
• local coordination of pan-regional supply initiatives in the given territory,

Requirements:

• experience in the management of relationships with chemical suppliers,
• previous involvement in the food sector in the chemical industry,
• university degree in chemistry or nutrition,
• openness for business trips,
• knowledge of English min. C1