Sales Representative

The Company:

Established in the early 1900s, our client is a leading supplier of raw ingredients/chemicals to the global cosmetic and personal care markets. Due to internal promotion, our client is now seeking to place a target driven sales professional to continue the dynamic development of their personal care and cosmetics division who will be responsible for sales throughout the South West of Germany and Switzerland, developing both new business sales and managing key accounts.

The Role:

Reporting to the Business Unit Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing sales of speciality chemicals throughout the South West of Germany and Switzerland, selling direct to the personal care, cosmetic and toiletry markets. This challenging home-based sales role will require a technically and commercially astute sales professional, with the ability to communicate effectively with both customers and suppliers based in the South West of Germany and Switzerland.

The Requirements:

• HND/Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Cosmetic Science, Biology, etc.
• 1 year minimum sales experience selling directly to personal care, cosmetic and toiletry markets in Germany and ideally Switzerland
• Knowledge and experience selling to SMEs & Blue-Chip personal care, cosmetic and toiletry companies
• Ideally experience as a formulator/development chemist within personal care/cosmetic chemistry
• Excellent communication skills
• Target driven attitude with the desire to succeed