Technical Sales Manager

Kingscote Chemicals is a small, family-owned manufacturer of industrial chemicals and dye products, best known for Bright Dyes products. Everyone at Kingscote works toward a common goal - working as a team to serve our customers and deliver the highest quality products. We are looking to hire a Technical Sales Manager to help us grow and improve our existing metal finishing product lines and develop new products and formulas based on customer feedback.

What you will do:

Drive Sales Growth

• Build and manage relationships with existing customers
• Identify and reach out to new prospects to create lasting customer relationships
• Identify potential new markets for our products
• Generate quotes and proposals to secure new business
• Use problem solving skills to answer questions, provide technical assistance, and develop solutions to support customers and prospects
• Develop and execute short- and long-term strategies to grow the metal finishing product lines
• Occasionally travel to trade shows, industry events, and customer sites

Product Development

• Conduct research and development for new products and improvements to existing products
• Partner with production team to test product and process improvements to better serve customers
• Research, develop, test, and/or revise existing and new product formulations for new or existing products to meet customer expectations

Customer Service

• Respond to questions related to Safety Data Sheets and/or Technical Data Sheets
• Run the anodizing process as needed for current or new product needs
• Process customer requests for dye bath testing and color matching
• Prepare and distribute COAs for anodizing customers

Miscellaneous

• Provide ad hoc analytical support related to products, production, sales, etc.
• Provide ad hoc production and administrative assistance as needed

We are looking for someone who:

• Is driven and self-motivated to drive growth and serve our customers
• Can innovate and solve problems
• Has been successful in previous B2B industrial sales roles

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 3+ years of sales experience
• 3+ years of customer service experience
• 1+ year(s) of dye experience preferred
• 1+ year(s) of metal finishing chemistry experience preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Office software
• Ability to coordinate several projects
• Proven analytical and organizational ability
• Demonstrated strengths in teamwork and communication

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• Up to 25% travel

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Sales: 3 years (Preferred)
• Metal Finishing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Dye: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Miamisburg, OH 45342 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Miamisburg, OH 45342: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person