Account Manager – Screen Printing Inks for Textiles
At a glance
Manager-level Account Management role at Avient. Remote, United Kingdom · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £42,500–£79,000 across the United Kingdom.
Avient has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Grow sales and margins by expanding existing customer accounts and winning new business across the assigned EMEA territory
- Build account plans, sales approaches and budgets around regional and global objectives, then deliver against annual targets
- Develop customer relationships across decision-making levels and shape ink solutions around their needs
- Work with technical and regional sales colleagues to deliver customer solutions, while prospecting and cold calling to build pipeline
- Negotiate commercial terms, track competitors and market shifts, and keep CRM records of opportunities and customer outcomes
What you bring
- A completed bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Proven sales experience, with textile screen-printing and application expertise preferred; transferable skills are also welcome
Who this fits
This individual-contributor role suits a self-directed seller who can own a territory, manage customer relationships and develop new business. It is based in Widnes and requires up to seventy-five percent domestic and overseas travel.
From the employer
Reporting to the Sales Director this is an individual contributor role with full ownership of the assigned territory, including delivery of sales and margin objectives.
The role will focus on managing and expanding an existing portfolio of customers across the EMEA region, while proactively developing new business in partnership with distribution channels, and consistently deliver against annual sales and margin objectives.
We expect a candidate who can engage and sell at all levels of an organisation, build strong relationships and act as a trusted partner by understanding customer challenges and delivering effective, value driven solutions. This role requires a proactive self-starter who can work independently, take ownership of their territory, and deliver results. Up to 75% travel overseas and domestic is required.
Proven sales experience and a strong background in textile screen printing and application are preferred, however, we welcome applications from candidates with transferable skills.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deliver Profitable revenue growth, through existing accounts and new business development.
- Achieve annual sales and margin targets.
- Manage and grow a defined portfolio of customers, identifying opportunities to expand market share and capture new business.
- Develop and execute account plans, sales strategies and budgets aligned to regional and global business objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders across customer organisations.
- Position Avient Specialty Inks as a solutions provider by understanding customer needs.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including technical and regional sales, to deliver value-based solutions.
- Proactively prospect and develop new business, maintaining a healthy and robust sales pipeline.
- Prospecting and cold calling.
- Negotiate pricing and commercial terms to ensure profitable growth.
- Monitor market trends and competitor activity to identify opportunity and mitigate risk.
- Create and maintain accurate CRM records including opportunities, customer interactions, and business wins and losses.
Bachelor’s Degree or equal exp - completed.
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