Sales Manager - Infrastructure

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.8 billion in revenue and 13,700 employees in 54 countries in 2023. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

The Position

Job Summary

JOB PURPOSE

As a Technical Sales Manager, for your perimeter, your role is to:
● Manage and lead the commercial and the technical activities for Australia
● Take charge of the management of customers and prospects of the customer portfolio for which you are
responsible
● Drive business & market development with lead and opportunity generations and key account managements
● Participate in the development of the business strategy for your perimeter
● Support technically the customers and train on the product utilizations
● Understand the market dynamics and the related stakeholders (asset owners, contractors, engineers)
● Act as an ambassador, representing the company externally as expert, namely participating in university
networks, standardization committees, customer events
● Manage the relationship with the toll manufacturers
● Coordinate the activity with Customer Service, Finance, Operations

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Hygiene Safety Environment missions: Ensure compliance with safety rules, educate teams on preventive measures to
achieve our safety objectives

Commercial plan building, execution & monitoring
● Participate to the building of the annual sales plan/ budget forecast and mid-term plan for your perimeter
● Direct sales forecasting activities and set performance goals accordingly
● Execute the commercial roadmaps developed for your segment or products or geography
● Analyses sales trends/preparation of reports for management/advise on the business
● Review and analyze performances against programs, quote and plan to determine effectiveness
● Ensure business is servicing existing customer base at (or surpassing) expectations and developing new growth
opportunities in each circuit and market segment.
● Develop plans and strategies for developing new commercial opportunities and achieving the sales goals with
strong ability to build both internal and external relationships
● Account management
● Make value selling and apply the pricing policy vis a vis the assigned accounts
● Establish and nurture relationship with assigned customers (management, purchasing, R&D)
● Identify sales development targets, elaborate and implement appropriate development strategy
● Ensure forecast accuracy and jointly manage customer relationship with Customer Service Team
● Specification Selling to Asset owners & Consultant with CAC Values & specify into Projects requirement

Technical Sales
● Support the customer on the jobsites during the product installation / trouble shooting / supervise trials
● Lift customers' technical objections along the opportunity process

● Identify technical opportunities with existing products to optimize value proposition
● Business Development : identifies the right opportunities for organic growth through technical discussions
● Support marketing initiatives such as market studies, benchmarking analysis of Imerys and competitors
‘products, alternative technologies offering and positioning.

Operations / Supply Chain
● Cooperate with the supply chain team and provide forecast
● Manage the relation with the toll manufacturers of the products
Management of significant customer quality issues
● Respond to customers on significant quality issues (outside packaging, logistics or pure specifications problems)
and analyse causes and possible solutions
● Liaise with Supply chain / operations / quality managers on solution identification and implementation

Acting as expert internally and externally
● Act as technical ambassador for his/ her area of expertise in external communication (customer technical training,
participation in external knowledge sharing, fairs & conferences, standardization committee, etc.)
● Build a network among the customers’ technical community

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

● Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Business related field or equivalent experience
● Minimum 10 years experienced as a technical sales person with a first proven experience leading a team
● Customer oriented, enable to build up strong relationship internally & externally
● Able to work with a variety of stakeholders across a business
● Good Communication skills with customers and with technical committees
● Knowledge of Calcium Aluminate would be a plus

●Strong interpersonal and communication (including negotiation) skills; value-added solution selling
● Ability to positively influence others w/o direct reporting lines
● Proven leadership and motivational skills to drive a team and achieve expected results in a multicultural environment

● Problem solving skills
● Strategic thinking, result oriented, concern for impact
● Highly motivated and resourceful self-motivator
● Taste for challenges - entrepreneurial mentality
● Strong multi-tasking and time management skills

Ability to use common IT tools (Excel, Word, Gsuite, Web tools)
Salesforce skills would be an advantage
Regular and weekly trips (up to 60%)
Driving licence required

IMERYS LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Leads self
● Actively drives own development. Seeks out opportunities to grow, develop and improve personal performance.
● Manages own energy and emotions. Takes steps to set the right leadership example.
Leads others
● Understands each team member and how to get the best out of them.
● Regularly provides feedback and encourages a feedback culture.
● Demonstrates the courage and desire to tackle difficult conversations or decisions in the right way.
Communicates and collaborates
● Effectively networks to share knowledge and insight and to drive performance.
● Clearly articulates own viewpoint and listens to and considers others’ views.
Deliver results
● Delivers short term results while maintaining focus on the longer term.
● Adapts to changing business priorities whilst maintaining focus on personal and team results.
Drives improvements
● Gathers external insight from other organizations and customers to innovate and drive business performance.
● Looks to find ways to do things better, quicker or more efficiently.

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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recruiting.support@ imerys.com

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