This individual is a highly experienced professional with over 15 years in materials science, underpinned by a strong technical background.
Their company is a chemical company who are involved in technical development and manufacturing within additives and other chemical areas.
They are responsible for managing key accounts and high-level commercial activities, working in areas like additives, coatings, plastics, fillers, and water-based products.
They have a strong preference for technical, value-add solutions over purely cheapest-price competition. A key success involved developing an entirely new business area by taking a client's product from conception and formulation through to trial stages.
Their customer base is highly conservative and data led requiring a lot of management and detailed delivery to build trust.
They've built an extensive network of contacts within the UK chemistry market, which they consider a significant asset and would like to continue to build on in their career.
They have led teams of various sizes across their career:
• Previously they have managed teams of up to 6.
• Their management style is very focussed on team development.
• They are actively seeking a strategic role, developing market entry strategies, creating that 'customer attractiveness', and challenging the status quo.
They are interested in roles that link their commercial knowledge with their technical expertise and strategic thinking. They are also open to a more technical focused role given their depth of knowledge they have built.
Current salary is just over £70,000 plus benefits, notice of 3 months.