Title:  Account Manager

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Account Manager – Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers

What’s next for you? We are looking for our next Account Manager to attend to our CASE (  Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers ) segment, a vital part of our business. Can this be a match? If you’ll bring your skills in relationship building, sales, and execution into play.
We will provide a solid introduction, a market leading brand, competent colleagues, and coaching.

Together, we drive and accelerate our sales efforts and strengthen our market position with existing and potential customers alike.

The future? Well, it could be the start of a very successful career in a global organization with a commitment: to develop its people. Are you interested?

The Position

In this job, you get a unique opportunity to work with the premium products within Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers.  You will serve the market in the Nordics and you will find your primary customers in industry specific applications.

You will be visiting our customers, both existing and new, and your mission is to give them the best service and advice in the choice of our CASE portfolio.

Your every day work will include:

• Building and maintaining sales pipeline
• Grow in costumer numbers and product penetration
• Planning, booking and holding customer meetings
• Collaborate with relevant colleagues to solve customers' needs.

This business area offers you great growth potential in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, we strongly believe that you have hands-on experience from B2B sales. You are used to advising customers, booking, and performing customer meetings and you are fluent in both Swedish and English.

As you know, in sales it is improtatn to be persistent and have an inner driver along wiht a great deal of curiosity. Above all, we belive that you want to learn more about our products, and that you get a kick from converting opporuntiutes into new business. You have a structured apporoach to your work, and you keep stay focused on delivering resluts over time. You thrive when you get to be responsible for, and drive, your own work forward. We also belive that you are a skilled communicator who know the art of listening and creating long-term relationships. 

 If you by any chance have experience selling Coatings Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers, or have a background in the industry, that will be a great advantage - but this is not at all a requirement.

What does the team look like? 

We work in the Nordics and this means that travel will be expected throughout Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.

The Nordic HQ is in Malmö, where you find our Customer Service, Supply Chain and Logistics teams. As our new Account Manager you will be in contact with and collaborate efficiently with all other areas of our company. You will have a remote manager, who is based in the UK. This role is preferably located in Gothenburg, Malmö or Copenhagen.

What can Univar Solutions offer you?

At Univar Solutions, you get the opportunity to work for a large global company in an international environment, where we emphasize well-being and the individual employee's development both professionally and personally.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to work with a market leading brand, and where every day offers new challenges and opportunities for growth. 

If you have any questions about the role or your application, please feel free to contact our Regional Business Manager UKI & Nordics, Leigh Pope, Leigh.Pope@univarsolutions.com. Please refrain from contacting him to sell recuritment services. 

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more.  Our team of more than 10,000 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as diverse benefits offerings to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. 

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to keep our communities healthy, fed, clean and safe.

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry. 

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.