Key Account Manager

2 weeks ago

Malmo, Skåne, Sweden Univar Solutions Full time

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Start your career journey with Univar Solutions Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

Position: Key Account Manager

As a part of the Sales team you will contribute to developing and growing Univar business within an agreed customer base/territory in order to complete the strategic objectives of the Sales department and the annual budget. You build and maintain customer relations with strategic accounts and spend as much time as is reasonably possible interacting face to face with Customers looking for new business opportunities and at the same time growing and strengthening the current relationships. Customer needs drive your activities and you balance them with the interests of the company. Within the team you will be reporting into the Sales Manager.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  1. Ensure efficient execution of the sales targets.
  2. Build and maintain strong relationships with Strategic Accounts and other Customers in agreed territory. Strategic Accounts typically involve an international partner or major accounts on EMEA level.
  3. Ensure strong relationships with Strategic Accounts by conducting regular status and strategy meetings with the customer ́s senior management to understand their needs and link them to the organization ́s product/service strategies.
  4. Support, improve and complete the annual business plan: plan visits, services and calls & complete the plan and close the sales opportunities, creation and conversion of a credible pipeline through identification of opportunities.
  5. Sales projects and mutual selling activities: initiate, set up and complete projects, attend conferences and marketing events.
  6. Meet targets on cold calls to expand Univar business and maintain the existing relationships in visiting the potential and existing clients, negotiating the sales terms, offering after-sales support, logistics and technical services, help in investigating and resolving customer complaints, training the clients and advising them in solving problems.
  7. Use reporting tools as required, update customer situation and orders, respond to and follow up on sample requests, make client quotations, analyze the costs and sales.
  8. Communicate and liaise with other members of the sales team, product management, technical and other departments locally and in the wider business.
  9. Follow all company processes, policies and guidelines.
  10. The duties described in this job description cover the main duties of the role, but they are not exhaustive and will vary by country. You may be required to undertake additional or other duties as necessary to meet the needs of the business.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

  1. Extensive working experience in B2B, with previous experience in chemical or technical sales strongly preferred.
  2. Excellent skills in local language (SE, NOR, or DK) and fluent skills in English.
  3. You are proactive, driven by sales and goal oriented. You have the ability to see the customer ́s needs and expectations and have a structured way of working.
  4. You are hard-working and can easily adapt and prioritize under changing circumstances.
  5. Higher education (chemical-related) is a preference.
  6. Driver ́s license required.
  7. You have excellent communication and negotiation skills, can operate at different levels within the organization and have understanding of working in an international environment.

Key proficiencies and behaviors:

  • Result oriented & identifies goals, carries out activities and works focused to achieve the desired results.
  • Sets challenging targets for own work.
  • Maintains focus on the target even when difficulties arise on the way.
  • Structured & plans, coordinates and prioritizes their work effectively. Builds structures that others can work from.
  • Sets up reasonable deadlines and keeps them.
  • Teamwork oriented & works well with other people, acts sensitively and attentively to the views of others, skills and accomplishments of others. Identifies and develops relationships in the group.

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our team of more than 10,000 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet.

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.

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