Key Account Manager
huntsman
📍 china - huntsman campus shanghai china🕐 5mo ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**Job Description**:
**1\. Job Purpose:**
\- Promote Huntsman TPU products in China to selected key accounts within strategic market segments, with the objective of driving sales growth and achieving agreed targets.
\- Develop and manage key accounts by ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through comprehensive service, technical support, and joint development initiatives.
\- Provide market intelligence, contribute to the establishment or adjustment of strategic directions, and execute corresponding strategies.
**2****.** **Principal Accountabilities:**
\- Ensure all business activities comply with Company policies, EHS standards, and local regulations.
\- Deliver agreed sales targets (volume and CM) for assigned segments and products, increasing Huntsman’s market share and presence in target markets.
\- Proactively identify new business opportunities and penetrate new markets and customers.
\- Evaluate competitive landscape and emerging technologies
\- Develop an in‑depth understanding of key customers’ businesses and build strong, long-term multi-level relationships within the account.
\- Develop business opportunities within key accounts and strengthen existing market positions; plan and execute key account strategies and priority initiatives.
\- Stay informed of industry trends and competitive landscapes; collect reliable market intelligence and support strategic planning.
\- Collaborate with regional counterparts to maintain and grow global account business.
\- Coordinate cross‑functionally (TS, R&D, QC, Operations) to ensure customer needs are met.
\- Make pricing decisions according to company pricing policy and authority limits.
\- Propose and execute account plans and sales forecasts.
\- Manage account receivables and debtors to achieve zero bad debt.
**3\. Special Features:**
\- Dynamic and motivated decision-maker with a proactive approach.
\- Highly committed to meeting customer expectations with strong relationship‑building capability and sound business judgment.
\- Agile and adaptable to changing market conditions.
\- Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal and cross‑cultural skills.
\- Solid knowledge and technical understanding of plastics and elastomer industries.
**4\. Knowledge / Experience / Skills Needed:**
\- Education: Bachelor’s degree or above in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or Business Management.
\- Experience: 12+ years of commercial experience, including over 10 years in sales & marketing within the plastics or elastomers industries.
\- Proven effective judgement and reasoning. Proven track record of sales achievements and critically in developing new business and selling value-based solutions.
\- Skills: Strong negotiation and coordination skills; marketing and trading knowledge; proficiency in MS Office; strong communication skills in both Mandarin and English.
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