About this role
What You Can Expect:
• Build the vertical structure and team for chemicals with its subcategories Agri Science and Special and Consumer Chemicals centrally and across all business units in the Rhenus group. • Develop a deep industry expertise and subject matter experts to unlock the potential of existing customers in the group as well as identify and winning new ones together with the business units. • Lead strategic customer dialogues with global decision makers to identify customer´s business objectives, supply chain requirements & challenges. • Create future opportunities by translating customer needs & business trends into potential solutions and identify new growth opportunities based on market knowledge, personal network and technology trends. • Functionally manage a group of Global Group Key Account Managers and orchestrate BU & country teams to improve retention and increase sales. • Enhance the overall vertical capabilities (e.g.) and partner management in order to widen the service portfolio and value-added service.
What You Bring:
• You have successfully completed your Bachelor´s or Master´s degree and more than 5 years of international and leadership experience. • Demonstrable broad and deep expertise in the chemical industry and global clients, esp. Europe but also internationally. • Familiar with standard procedures and operational processes (e.g. hazardous goods) and customer demands for health, safety, security & environment. • Excellent global client network in the respective industry/sector and experience in participating and leading competitive RFP/RFQ scenarios. • Consultative and proactive mindset and appearance. • Strong communication skills including experience in presentation for and management of senior stakeholders as well as fluency in written and spoken English and German.