Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Univar Solutions is a leading global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives. The Brand Account Manager - Beauty and Personal Care is responsible for managing relationships with independent brands, implementing technical strategies, and driving sales growth of key focus ingredients.
Responsibilities
- Penetrate and grow project driven sales
- Provide Indie Brands, access to key suppliers, technical and lab support
- Work with consultants/formulators to define trends and create winning value propositions for key stakeholders in this space
- Work with Regional Beauty and Personal Care Brands to increase our sales pipeline with contract manufacturers
- Build and maintain a strategic brand owner pipeline that is aligned with key supplier objectives
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering or similar and demonstrated experience in a related technical field
- Successful experience (5 years minimum) in Beauty and Personal Care Sales, Marketing, or product development. Product Formulation experience preferred
- Availability to travel and visit customers on a regular basis
- Demonstrated business development skills to generate growth
- Ability to work across boundaries and drive complex partnerships particularly through New Business Development
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to handle complex situations and multi-task responsibilities
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with all levels of people in the organization. Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in establishing strong customer relationships and in negotiating with senior business managers
- High level of decision-making expertise, balancing customer needs with company requirements. Projects a professional and positive image both inside and outside of the company
- PC literate in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce
- Product Formulation experience
Benefits
- Market aligned pay and incentives
- A diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
Company Overview
Univar Solutions is a chemical and ingredients distributor. It was founded in 1924, and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.univarsolutions.com.