Sales & Distribution Support Specialist P&C Europe

Located in Ladenburg

About ICL
ICL Group is a leading global specialty minerals company. The company creates impactful solutions for humanity's sustainability challenges in the global food, agriculture and industrial markets with strong focus on R&D and technological innovation. ICL employs around 12,000 people worldwide, more than 1,000 of them in Germany and Austria, and its 2021 revenues totaled approx. $ 7 billion. At the BK Giulini GmbH site in Ladenburg, around 500 employees work in the development, production and sale of additives for the coatings/paint, construction, cosmetics and food industries.

About the job 
As a Sales & Distribution Suoort Specialist, you are responsible for supporting both direct business-to-business sales and indirect sales thru our distribution network. You must develop a relationship with customers and distributors as well as to our internal stake holding departments to support our sales efforts. You are backing-up our sales team and you take a major role in coordinating our global sales. These relationships will require both domestic and international travel which may account for up to 10% of your annual business time.  

• Serve as a liaison between customers, distributors and ICL Customer Service, Logistics, Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, and Research & Development departments
• Subject matter expert for end use products and raw materials 
• Maintain and update customer contacts, opportunities, visit reports, technical projects within ICL CRM software
• Administration and organization of technical and commercial distributor meetings
• Sales and volume forecasts (demand planning) for European distributors & customers
• Assist in development of marketing concepts and materials for ICL Paint & Coatings portfolio
• Participate in quarterly reviews held by Regional Sales Managers with key distributor partners (BKG & HALOX)

Technical & Personal requirements

• Successfully completed commercial apprenticeship or similar  
• Work Experience in sales of chemicals desired
• English & German is a must
• Strong communication/networking, presentation skills and intercultural competence
• Advanced skills in MS Office and CRM systems
• Manage multiple projects (technical and sales related) efficiently and effectively

More information
Compensation of the chemical industry including company social benefits, work-life balance, a challenging position with a high level of personal responsibility in a professional and motivated team. 

Please send your complete application and upload your resume and cover letter online including your salary expectations and your next possible starting date exclusively via our career page. For further questions, please contact Constanze Certa, Talent Acquisition Specialist.