Sales Account Manager I, Specialty Films

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Responsibilities

• Manage North American sales activities with assigned regional accounts with goal of maximizing sales profitability at these accounts.
• Maximize sales growth through new business development activities to support long‑term growth of Specialty Films.
• Define and help establish key pricing strategies with sales/commercial lead to achieve desired market share.
• Negotiate price revisions and sales contracts.
• Collect and communicate strategic competitive and industry information to business teams to help drive growth‑strategy initiatives and analyze product offerings/portfolio.
• Provide account activity reports and consistent tracking of opportunities.
• Participate in industry associations and trade shows, attending events to maintain and share knowledge on industry trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 4+ years of professional sales experience in the chemical industry or in plastics manufacturing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree discipline in Material Science.

Skills

• Knowledge of plastic materials; properties, applications and fabrication techniques.
• Familiarity with plastics films extrusion.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in digital platforms and business software including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication and selling skills.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.