Our client is a designer and manufacturer of long-lasting, customized materials – coatings, adhesives, technical films, glues, and chemical products who ensures responsible industrial performance in the Aerospace & Defence, Mobility & Industries and Healthcare & Hygiene markets.

They are looking to recruit a self-motivated, ambitious individual for this Technical Sales Manager position with aerospace consumables, coatings, or related chemical experience. 

About the Role:

• To identify and call regularly on key customers and prospects, meeting key decision makers and presenting proposals.
• The role will home-based and require external sales visits and marketing events, with frequent trips to the company’s facilities in the UK. The Technical Sales Manager must be able to conduct themselves in a professional manner and have excellent communication skills to maintain and develop key relationships.
• To achieve sales targets set by and agreed with the VP Sales.
• To support and ensure continuity of business with customers through recognised account management techniques.
• To develop a time management programme and journey plan ensuring that customers are regularly visited at a frequency related to their expenditure and needs.
• To technically support Customers.
• To develop and maintain an accurate market profile and records of key customers, contacts, and specifications.
• To prepare proposals, quotes and offers to customers as required.
• Work with the Customer Services department and Operations Manager to ensure the best quality services is offered to customers.

Profile: 

• Knowledge of coatings, aerospace manufacturing techniques or related chemical sales.
• Experienced in sales, with formal training in sales techniques and recognised account management skills.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills; numerate and literate.
• Motivated and methodical, good team-working skills.
• Self-starter, used to working unsupervised.
• Competitive and with a will to overcome objections and succeed in a competitive environment.

Whitehall is the Recruitment Specialist for the Chemicals, Resins, Pigments, Coatings, Polymers, Pharmaceutical and Science based Industries.