Sales Manager

People. Talented, resilient, and passionate. Honest, humble, and respectful. Striving to make the world a better place by formulating for our planet’s change makers, our people ignite the magic we make at our labs and constantly pursue ways to inspire our customers and move us forward in our journey toward innovation through formulation.
The people at Azelis embrace change as an invaluable opportunity to grow, learn and become ever better at what we do. We are a team united in passion, vision, and values. And we believe that we can work together to achieve everything we set our minds to.
Our industry is ready for disruption, and we are looking for enthusiastic and innovative people who are thirsty for a challenge to join us and make a difference.
Are you here for the change makers? You’ve come to the right place…
We are seeking an Sales Manager for the Turkiye Performance Chemicals Sales team.

Mission

To maintain and develop sales of a portfolio of products and services to the Performance Chemicals industry area to achieve agreed business targets and meet customer needs. 

Main Accountabilities

• To manage, develop and understand the needs of a growing customer base, making regular visits to these accounts and building, maintaining and managing relationships with key contacts at all levels
• Negotiate prices and volumes with customers in order to maximize returns to the business
• Seek out, analyse and develop new accounts, promoting sales of the product portfolio in line with business growth strategies.
• Agree on and achieve annual sales budgets with the Commercial Manager and Business Manager
• Gather, analyse, interpret and present market, product, competitor and industry data to enable development of the forward strategy of the business
• To visit and represent the company at trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences, networking with representatives from a broad range of companies 
• Pro-actively monitor and review payment terms against customer portfolio, ensuring that payment terms and methods are adhered to, keeping business risk to a minimum. Ensure that payment terms and cash flow implications are considered at time of negotiation for all new and existing business

Experience, Skills & Education 

• Bachelor degree in relevant field
• ≥5 years of experience in a commercial role in the construction sector
• Excellent communication and team working skills 
• Proven analytical skills 
• Fluent in English 
• Negotiation skills 
• Good presentation skills 
• Ability to work under pressure 
• Ability to liaise with people at all levels  
• Knowledge and networks within country area industry 
• Understanding of products and their application