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Our client is one of the world's leading distributors of industrial and specialty chemicals.

They offer their industrial customers in the life sciences, environment and materials markets complete and customised solutions (products and services) in the chemical field.

Its local sales and marketing network and its teams of experts are essential assets for achieving a leading position in all its target markets and industries.

ANTAL is in charge to recruit an Industry Market Manager - Household, Industrial and Institutional cleaning chemicals

Role description:

The Industry Market Manager Local is responsible to link all local tasks between sales, procurement, CSR, EMEA IMMs, system administration,  supply chain and operations . IMM local should be a central point of contact on regional level.

Key Areas of responsibility:

• Manage local suppliers, product sourcing incl. product availability and inventory optimization
• Control purchasing processes / planning
• Cooperate with sales (e.g. pricing guidelines in line with market development, push products)
• Develop and manage relevant market know-how and strategically position products
• Act as contact point for customer service, sales and IMMs
• Process Purchase - orders according to quality standards and targets at local ERP system
• Complete relevant reporting and admin tasks
• Represent contact point for local team for any kind of questions related to delivery/order/suppliers mgmt.
• Managing new product introductions (incl. System Work (SAP): Setting up products in the systems)
• Defining (value based) pricing guidelines and implement into the ERP system
• Informing Sales management/ Sales teams about price changes
• Support solving Supply Chain issues
• Local Supplier duties: (for suppliers who brings a valuable GP contribution)
• Taking care of stocks/setting guidelines for purchasing of certain materials
• Sample coordination

Market development

- Proactively identify market and customer application needs/trends and communicate with Sales and EMEA IMMs

- Support the execution of strategic growth plans/campaigns in collaboration with the relevant sales management/ teams and Industry Marketing Management on (new) applications/ formulations

Admin

- Ensure appropriate local system data administration (e.g., Prices, Product implementation, stock level monitoring, etc.)

Required Experience

• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Solution orientated mind set
• Mastering French language is mandatory. Good English language skills are necessary, knowledge of other foreign languages is an advantage but not necessary