Technical Sales Manager

The company

Lawrence Industries is a long-established speciality chemicals distributor and represents leading chemical manufacturers from across Europe, the USA and Asia. We supply raw materials such as additives, pigments, minerals and catalysts into a wide range of industries in the UK including coatings, construction, polymers, cosmetics and agrochemicals. Lawrence Industries is part of Brenntag, the largest chemical distributor in the world.

The role

We are seeking an ambitious, highly motivated Chemistry or Materials Science professional to join our team in a technical sales role. The function will be responsible for developing business with new and existing customers across the UK polymer industry, including thermoplastics, thermosets, and composites. The role entails developing fruitful relationships with customers and suppliers using phone calls, emails, and face-to-face visits. The role will involve significant UK travel as well as some international travel.  The ideal candidate will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, as well as a highly curious and self-starter personality.

Responsibilities

The role will involve :

• Account management – maintaining and developing strong relationships with our existing customers, primarily in the field of polymers (thermoplastics, rubber, thermosets, composites), as well as CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants & elastomers).
• Source new sales opportunities through responding to and qualifying inbound leads
• Identify new business opportunities through prospecting and market research
• As part of the wider marketing strategy and training, produce engaging technical articles and multimedia on a range of topics

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have :

Benefits

The successful candidate will receive extensive training and will benefit from an attractive salary, commission, a company car, and benefits package including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. The role offers the opportunity to work with some of the leading names in the chemical industry, and to be part of the world’s largest chemical distribution company.