Account Manager - Microbial Protection

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity as

Account Manager

of our Microbial Protection Business Line within Ashland's Personal Care business within the US. This is a very visible, significant role within Ashland and the personal care business. This position will report to the General Manager, Personal Care, NA.

Responsibilities

Manage Microbial Protection business & customers' interface within North America.

Apply Microbial Protection strategy at the accounts under your responsibility.

Deliver the business plan for the assigned territory and accounts: sales volume, revenues, and profits.

Present, promote and sell products to existing and new customers within a defined territory.

Identify & deliver new opportunities to grow business in the designated territory.

Develop strong partnerships with prospective customers, existing clients, market influencers, and other relevant partners to generate new leads and brand recognition within North America.

Proactively seek information about customers' strategy and product launches.

Coordinate activities related to projects with the customer on product application and development, closely cooperating with Technical Experts to ensure the project meets customer needs.

Contribute insights and guidelines to the regional strategy and account plan and implement accordingly.

Qualifications

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in biological or chemical science, or relevant work experience that can supplant this requirement.

3-5 years of sales experience in personal care ingredients, with Microbial Protection experience a plus.

Ability to function within ambiguity and be self‑driven.

Strong team player with good interpersonal skills, enthusiastic, positive attitude, and self‑motivated.

Negotiation skills, quick issue‑solving.

Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Excellent communication skills.

Willingness to travel (approx. 50%).

Driving license.

Preferred Skills

Good knowledge of the personal‑care market and customers in the region.

Strong presentation and communication skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.

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