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Grace is seeking a Sales Manager to join our Polyolefin and Chemical Catalysts Sales team! This role reports to Sales Director, China and will be based in Beijing or Shanghai. The Sales Manager will manage the UNIPOL® PP catalyst sales in China. Total sales revenue will be around $40M each year.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for UNIPOL ® PP catalyst sales in China
Own Annual Operating Plan (AOP) objectives and drive revenue to meet/exceed forecast
Manage the distributors and channel to better serve customers and achieve Grace sales objective
In conjunction with marketing, develop appropriate roll-out strategies for new products and develop and implement competitive strategies
Partner with marketing to benchmark products, pricing and service levels of the competition
and provide any customer supplied industry trends and competitive information to Marketing
Interface with Order Fulfillment, Customer Service and Logistics to ensure an exceptional customer experience
Further use, development of Grace sales tools such as Salesforce.com, account planning, value selling, etc.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline from an accredited university or an equivalent combination of education and experience
10+ years of progressive sales experience in petrochemical industry
Strong business and financial acumen
Proven sales methodology and process skills for complex sales situations
Solid knowledge of and experience in formal sales training (i.e. Sandler Sales Approach, Customer-Centric Selling, Strategic Selling, and/or Value Selling)
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Experience in utilizing sales automation tools such as Salesforce.com
Ability to speak and write fluently in English and Mandarin
Nice to have:
Masters/MBA preferred
Knowledge of UNIPOL® PP technology or other polymer licensing technologies is highly desirable
Skilled in building customer relationships and incorporating “the voice of the customer” into sales
A strong motivator with high energy and drive, accompanied by clear, purposeful and frequent communications with internal and customers
An excellent “closer”, able to determine the decision-critical issues and act effectively to resolve them
A person with focus on results and the ability to assess quickly, identify issues and go to the heart of the problem
A persuasive and constructive team player, able to build consensus