Account Manager – Chemicals (Hybrid)

About the role

Prize Placements are proud to be working in partnership with a global chemical company that is looking to hire an Account Manager. The role offers the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to utilise and develop technical and commercial management skills within a dynamic multinational environment.

Key responsibilities

• Managing, nurturing, and growing a diverse portfolio of existing and prospective customer relationships through regular, remote touchpoints (e.g., email, telephone, virtual conferencing) with occasional face‑to‑face visits.
• Identifying and delivering new business opportunities, ensuring a healthy pipeline is maintained, through proactive promotion of new and existing products.
• Working closely with field‑based Account Managers, Product Managers and others, providing technical expertise to answer formulation questions and proposing solutions to enhance the product offering.
• Understanding customer needs to propose solutions that increase product penetration.
• Following up on repeat orders to ensure both customer and supplier supply chains remain within agreed timescales.

Required profile

• Industry knowledge within chemicals, preferably pharmaceuticals.
• Proven experience in developing new business, cross‑selling and maintaining customer relationships.