Marketing Sales Manager

Background

• Works under general direction of the Sales and Marketing Director.
• Requires a highly motivated, creative self-starter to develop differentiated, specialty chemical products with a focus on contributing to consistent growth of revenues and profitability.

Tasks

• Lead activities that drive new product development from concept to creation, such as initiate and develop communications with existing and potential customers to identify new product opportunities, and investigate problems and areas of desirable product development
• Identify opportunities from various sources that relate to specialty chemical trends consistent with organizational markets; develop business cases for entering into new product categories; research trends, competition and other resources; establish appropriate partnerships to create new products focused on maximum profitability, exposure, and overall benefits to organization
• Develop and implement effective and measurable integrated marketing and promotional strategies for new and existing products
• Liaison of customer needs with production engineers; participate in departmental operations planning, development and implementation of plans for technological solutions aimed to gain efficiencies in processes; orient communications at a management level, blending technical and non-technical perspectives while identifying business impacts of outlined issues
• Keep current with best practice in marketing, science and manufacturing

Specifications

• BS in Chemistry
• Three (3) or more years direct marketing experience
• Knowledge of:
• Chemistry (Advanced level)
• Sales marketing practices (Advanced level)
• MS Office computer package (Advanced level)

• Skill in:
• Oral and written communications
• Maximizing revenue and gross margins
• Solving problems with confidence and demonstrating detail-orientation and strong organizational skills

• Ability to:
• Develop plans, capture and analyze data, summarize findings and implement initiatives
• Demonstrate a dedicated sense of ownership, urgency and follow through with a focus on customer-driven results
• Work independently with limited supervision
• Present analyses to various audiences (detailed and executive summaries)
• Read, analyze and interpret statistical and scientific data
• Work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, multi-task and participate in team-based planning process
• Adopt to rapidly changing priorities based on business needs

FLSA

• Exempt Professional

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please forward your cover letter, resume, and salary history to:

Jost Chemical Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).