Avomind

Sales Manager (m/f/d) - Chemical Industry

Avomind  •  Eschborn, DE (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Our client is a global specialty chemicals manufacturer with headquarters in Asia and a strong international presence across Europe, North America, and Asia. The company is a leading player in advanced material solutions, supplying industries such as automotive, electronics, industrial manufacturing, construction, and renewable energy.

With a strong focus on innovation, operational excellence, and long-term sustainable growth, the organization operates through its European headquarters near Frankfurt, serving as a strategic commercial and logistics hub for the region.

To support continued business growth across Europe, we are looking for an experienced Sales Manager (m/f/d) to join the team on-site in Eschborn.

Your responsibilities:

  • Develop and expand customer accounts across the European chemical industry, with a focus on epoxy resins, hardeners, and related specialty chemical products
  • Identify new business opportunities and drive strategic customer acquisition across key industrial sectors
  • Build and maintain strong long-term client relationships through regular communication, customer visits, and commercial support
  • Coordinate customer orders, delivery schedules, and accounts receivable management to ensure smooth operational execution
  • Prepare and present regular sales forecasts, pipeline updates, and performance reports to management
  • Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and supply agreements with key customers, distributors, and strategic partners
  • Collaborate closely with global headquarters on production planning, logistics coordination, and customer-specific requirements
  • Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and customer needs to support business growth and strategic planning

Requirements

  • Legally authorized to work in Europe
  • Able to travel across European countries for business purposes without restrictions
  • Fluent in English and German (spoken and written) is mandatory
  • Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel frequently for customer meetings
  • This is a fully on-site role based in Eschborn (no remote work)
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in B2B sales or account management within the chemical industry is strongly preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Business, or a related field is preferred
  • Strong commercial mindset with excellent negotiation and relationship management skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for reporting, data analysis, and business presentations
  • Experience with SAP for sales operations, customer management, and order tracking is a strong advantage
  • Structured, proactive, and self-driven working style in an international business environment

Benefits

  • A key commercial role within a stable and internationally growing specialty chemicals company
  • Strong exposure to European markets and strategic international business development
  • Direct collaboration with senior leadership and global headquarters
  • High level of ownership and responsibility across customer management and sales growth
  • International working environment with long-term career development opportunities
  • Modern office location in Eschborn near Frankfurt
  • Full-time permanent on-site position with attractive growth potential
Avomind

About Avomind

Avomind is a go to firm to hire commercial, strategy and analytics talent globally. We love working with companies seeking expansion into the new markets; enterprises that need to scale-up fast and the firms looking for very niche talents with very particular requirements.

Speed is our core value - and we appreciate companies that need rapid results.

We are a global firm - working from Berlin, Barcelona, Toronto and Jakarta - servicing our clients in each of the key growing regions.

EUROPE

• Focus on hiring in Germany, France, Spain, Nordics and Netherlands

• Go-To-Market and Strategy Roles to enter the European markets

USA

• Focus on hiring in New York, Massachussets, North Carolina, Florida, California, Utah, Ohio, Texas & Arizona

• Strong expertise in Professional Services, Investment, eCommerce and Life Sciences

ASIA

• We work predominantly with companies from Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and India who are among to expand to new markets

• Go-To-Market and Strategy Roles

We have a worldwide network with over 200 leading academic institutions (incl top tier MBA programs) that is the cornerstone of our proprietary network.

We provide our clients with:

• Custom Recruitment

• Embedded Recruitment

• Process Management

Our Industries:

• Life Sciences

• Professional Services

• Telecommunication

• Consumer Goods

• Private Equity & Investment Banking

• Software Development

• E-commerce

• Industrials

• Media & Advertising

Roles We Hire:

• Business Development

• Strategy & Investment

• Analytics

• Tech & Engineering

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Berlin, DE
Year Founded
2019
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