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Area Sales Manager (F/M/D)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Diploma in Chemical Technology or BE/B.Tech in Chemical or M.Sc. Chemistry or Corrosion Engineering with 8-10 years of industry experience
  • Industry experience in electroplating or surface treatment (zinc, zinc alloys, passivation coatings)
  • Strong sales/marketing orientation with OEM experience and value selling; proficiency in MS Office
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills; fluency in Hindi and English

Responsibilities

  • Maintain relationships with clients by providing support, information, and guidance, researching and recommending new opportunities and improvements in value, profit, and service
  • Expand sales in existing accounts by introducing new products and services and developing new applications
  • Sell products by recommending solutions, explaining capabilities, overcoming objections, and preparing contracts while building rapport with prospects and customers
  • Identify product improvements or new products by staying current on industry trends, product results, market activities, and customer needs

About the company

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Freudenberg Group

Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing

Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products. Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action. In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion. Learn more about us and visit our digital home at freudenberg.com and read the stories that make us Freudenberg.​ Visit and follow us at www.freudenberg.com https://www.instagram.com/freudenberg.group/ www.youtube.com/FreudenbergGroup www.facebook.com/freudenberggroup *** Netiquette *** We look forward to receiving your comments and posts. On behalf of all users, we ask for constructive contributions, mutual respect, courtesy and tolerance. All contributions will be checked and we reserve the right to delete contributions. This applies in particular to unlawful content, incorrect statements, advertising for third parties, spam or slander. In addition, we reserve the right to remove comments that are otherwise inappropriate or incorrect. Contributions made by external users do not necessarily reflect Freudenberg’s opinion. Please find our data protect information here: https://www.freudenberg.com/fileadmin/downloads/english/2020-11_DataProtectionInformation_SocialMedia_EN.pdf

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryPlastics & Rubber Manufacturing
Company size10001

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Responsibilities:

  • To maintain relationships with clients by providing support, information, and guidance, researching and recommending new opportunities, recommending value, profit and service improvements

  • Expand sales in existing accounts by introducing new products and services, developing new applications.

  • Sell products by recommending solutions, explaining product and service capabilities, overcoming objections, preparing contracts by establishing contact and building rapport with prospects and customers

  • Identify product improvements or new products by remaining current on industry trends, product results, market activities and needs to be fulfilled

  • Collecting, analyzing, summarizing and reporting of visit, business developments, information to market strategy by reactions from accounts - OEM, Key Accounts, Customers, Distributors, Prospects along with monitoring competitive products

  • Maintain and update professional, technical, job knowledge by attending / participating in educational workshops / opportunities; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies

  • Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards

  • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing sales and organization related results as needed

Qualifications:

Diploma in Chemical Technology OR BE OR B. Tech. in Chemical OR M.Sc. Chemistry OR Corrosion Engg . with 8 - 10 years of industry experience.

Industry Experience: Electro Plating Industry with Zinc, Zinc alloys, Passivation & top coats or Surface Treatment Field.

Skills & personal attributes:

  • Understanding of processes and their maintenance

  • Trouble shooting and closing complaints

  • Maintaining records of visits and trials

  • Understanding of customer specifications and instrumentation

  • Value selling attitude. Quantification of customer benefits.

  • Good domain experience and knowledge of customer data base  

  • Must not have done sales through distributors

Essential attributes:

  • Positive attitude and self-learning capabilities.

  • Sales and marketing orientation

  • Experience in OEMs. Technical knowledge of domain.

  • Customer Focus, Prospecting Skills, Building Customer Relationships, Meeting Sales Goals,

  • MS office use

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Good Listening and presentation skills

Specific Competencies: Both Sales and Technical services experience must in Surface Treatment industry

Good command on Hindi and English language.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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