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Sales Manager France & Benelux

Job ID: 41790  |  Location: Cergy, Ile de France, France | Work Model: Hybrid 

 

As Sales Manager, you will be a key member of the Foundry Additives & Specialties sales European team, responsible for maintaining and growing revenue across the France and Benelux Countries. This role requires a result-oriented and customer-focused professional who can manage sales activities while ensuring customers receive solution-oriented products and services. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver value to our foundry customers and drive business growth. The position offers autonomy and requires flexibility, with approximately 70-80% travel to customer sites.


Responsibilities

  • Member of the Foundry Additives & Specialties sales EUROPEAN team, you are responsible for maintaining and growing the revenue of the BU AA / BG Foundry Additives & Specialties in your area of responsibilities (France & Benelux Countries). In charge of the sales activities, you ensure that customers receive solution-oriented products and services
  • You support and advise customers on the CLN product utilization, based on the best green sand practices
  • You suggest to your manager the CLN products and prices to offer to your customers, in line with the product portfolio strategy, and the business group targets.
  • You collaborate and coordinate with your sales colleagues, internal sales team, Operations, product manager, supply chain team, customer service desk, and our laboratories.
  • You maintain the sales forecast, and you align on yearly budget target with your manager
  • You identify growth potentials, and you successfully implement our solutions with new customers

 

Requirements

  • BTEC Higher National Diploma / Diploma of Higher Education in foundry or equivalent
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in Foundry, ideally in green sand molding process
  • MS Office proficiency
  • Technical expertise in Foundry
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
  • Excellent stress management and prioritization skills
  • Proactive, autonomous, and customer-focused approach
  • Language skills:
    • French fluent
    • English min. B2

 

Our Offer

  • Base salary with annual bonus
  • Company car 
  • Company-provided equipment (including a laptop, extra monitors)
  • Profit-sharing system (Intéressement)
  • Employee profit-sharing scheme (Participation)
  • Restaurant vouchers 
  • Proivate health insurance
  • Other details will be shared during recruitment

 

Your Contact

Emilia Pietrzak-Kosiewicz

Talent Acquisition Partner

Mobile: 604 262 958 | E-mail: emilia.pietrzakkosiewicz@clariant.com

 

 

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Clariant is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units: Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high-value and high-performance chemical specialties.


At Clariant, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to our success. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Our diverse workforce allows us to tap into a wealth of perspectives, experiences, and capabilities that drive innovation. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement across all levels of the organization, based on objective criteria and regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. By bringing together talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, we gain the agility to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and communities. Join our team to help advance our mission of fostering a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. 

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