Industry Manager
IMCD South Africa is looking for an experienced Industry Manager in the Personal and Home Care industries, who will play a crucial role in our ambition to become more technically insights driven and market/consumer, trends/customer focused. The Industry Manager will be based at the IMCD’s Randburg office reporting into the Business Unit Manager Home and Personal Care.
The position is responsible for:
- Distribution of raw materials into the Personal Care and Home and Industrial & Institutional Cleaning segments.
- Maintaining the existing customer base, as well as identifying new opportunities.
- Development and expansion of product segments with strategic importance.
- Creation and submission of offers, including price responsibility.
- Independent processing of customer inquiries including complaints.
- Technical advice to customers on the development of formulations, including appropriate sampling.
- Market analysis of customers, products, competitors and application markets.
- Report maintenance and documentation in the CRM system (Salesforce).
- Responsibility for budget and requirements planning.
- Collaboration and participation in trade fairs and customer seminars as sales promotion measures.
- Stock Management: Working closely with Product Managers to ensure an optimal stock holding.
The Candidate:
- Experience and knowledge of regulatory requirements in these industries.
- In-depth knowledge of functional raw materials.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be resilient, able to multi-task and work under pressure.
- Be solution-focused.
- Have high independence and self-motivation.
- Be a team player – supporting colleagues when needed and working as part of a team is essential to our success.
- Being highly numerate – giving quotes, placing orders, preparing reports or working with spreadsheets. Being able to spot discrepancies, working with percentages and in general be comfortable working with numbers.
- Be computer literate. Salesforce experience will be advantageous.
- Experience in a multinational company on operational level will be an advantage.
- Enjoy travel.
Expected Qualification/Education:
Have a relevant scientific tertiary qualification.
Work Experience:
Between 5 - 10 years.
Primary Job Location:
Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Durban based applications will also be considered.
Travel:
Regional as required, and international to attend supplier training.
IMCD Offers:
A market related CTC salary with attractive benefits and working conditions.
A Corporate culture that promotes performance and is based on partnership with flat hierarchies.
Closing date for applications:
15 January 2025. Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not heard from us by this date.
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