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Sales & Marketing Manager – Copolyester, Specialty Polymers

Location

France

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

€100K - €150K / year

Seniority

Senior

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Job Description

Sales & Marketing Manager – Copolyester, Specialty Polymers

Keller Executive Search International

• Manage and grow direct customer and distributor relationships across Europe, with a primary focus on France. • Drive sales growth, profitability, and market share for copolyester and related specialty polymer products. • Take ownership of key account management, new business development, pricing discussions, contract negotiations, and demand forecasting. • Develop new customer accounts and expand applications within existing customers. • Identify and pursue new market opportunities for copolyester applications across packaging, cosmetics, consumer goods, medical-related, industrial, and other specialty materials markets. • Work closely with customers to understand their technical, commercial, and application requirements. • Translate customer needs and market feedback into clear internal actions for R&D, Technical Service, Supply Chain, management, and headquarters teams. • Support application development through commercial and technical collaboration with customers and internal teams. • Manage distributor activity, customer coverage, commercial planning, and pipeline development. • Monitor market trends, competitor activity, customer demand, pricing movement, and new application opportunities. • Maintain accurate sales forecasts, customer plans, pipeline updates, and commercial reports. • Travel regularly across France, Europe, and wider EMEA for customer meetings, distributor reviews, and internal discussions. • Operate independently as the regional commercial representative, while collaborating closely with the wider European and global business.

Job Requirements

  • Proven B2B sales, account management, or business development experience within copolyester, polyester, PETG, specialty plastics, specialty polymers, coating resins, adhesive resins, or related specialty chemicals.
  • Strong technical understanding of polymer/material applications and the ability to hold credible commercial and technical discussions with customers.
  • Experience managing European customers, distributors, or regional sales responsibilities.
  • Fluent French and English for business communication.
  • Proven track record of sales growth, key account development, pricing discussions, contract negotiation, and demand forecasting.
  • Able to work independently in a fully remote European role, with regular travel across France, Europe, and wider EMEA.
  • Candidates based in France or with strong French market coverage are highly preferred.
  • Experience with major global specialty chemicals or specialty materials companies would be highly advantageous.

Benefits

  • Fully remote role within Europe.
  • High-autonomy commercial position with ownership of key European customer and distributor relationships.
  • Base salary expected in the range of €100,000–€150,000, depending on experience.
  • Performance-based bonus potential of up to 25% of annual base salary.
  • 30 days of paid leave.
  • Regular exposure to international customers, distributors, technical teams, and global headquarters.
  • Opportunity to support growth in specialist polymer applications, including packaging, cosmetics, consumer goods, industrial, and medical-related markets.
  • Potential to grow into broader European commercial leadership responsibility as the business expands.

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