European Sales Marketing Development Manager Apparel

European Sales Marketing Development Manager Apparel
Based in Gloucester UK or Barcelona

Job ref: JE/41137

Salary: Commensurate with experience

The client:

INVISTA is the owner of many household brands and products. As part of the INVISTA team, you can join in the development of innovations to improve clothing, carpets, luggage, plastic bottles, automotive interiors, airbags and more. Their portfolio of global trademarks includes LYCRA?? fibre, COOLMAX?? fabric, CORDURA?? fabric, ANTRON?? carpet fibre and STAINMASTER?? carpet. Headquartered in the U.S., INVISTA has a business presence in more than 20 countries and is one of the world's largest integrated producers of polymers and fibres, primarily for nylon, elastane and polyester applications.

Key Responsibilities:

??? Maintain current customer base by understanding market value dynamics, competitive environment and customer needs
??? Seek options to create and capture more value from the market, including developing new relationships with customers
??? Develop marketing / advertising / trade shows strategies that create long term value for Europe
??? Negotiate short and long-term sales contracts
??? Work with global marketing teams, supply chain, and technical to optimize transactions and translate market opportunities to profitable growth
??? Propose and negotiate contracts with key strategic customers, focusing on adding value while minimizing risk
??? Identify and manage new product developments and market introductions and link with global activities
??? Entrepreneurial, takes accountability for the region, in terms of cost, strong partnership with supply chain and logistics to ensure a quality service to customers
??? Analyze Markets and report Market trends
??? Financial analysis of sales contracts, projects and development of key measures for profitability

Requirements:

??? Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science (Chemistry, Physics), Business Management or related field.
??? Previous experience working in the chemical industry
??? Technical aptitude to understand products and applications
??? Strong integrity, humility and ethical behaviour
??? Good economic thinking skills, sound judgement, and trading mentality
??? Strong customer focus with excellent communication skills and the ability to interface in a multi-cultural environment
??? Fluent in English
??? Ability to travel at least 50% (majority EU)
??? Proactively seeks knowledge and is very comfortable building relationships at may levels in an organization internally or externally and can work independently
??? Proven track record in sales, marketing or business development role is desirable

Invista have retained Listgrove to manage this project on their behalf and all third party applications will be forwarded for their attention. Fees will not be payable to recruitment consultancies that send speculative candidate applications.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union.
Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

Office Locations: Stratford-upon-Avon, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Cape Town, Dubai, D??sseldorf, Istanbul, Lyon, Malm??, Milan, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Washington.

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