Account Manager – Polymer Specialties (EMEA)

About the role

Nouryon is seeking an energetic Account Manager to drive sales of its Polymer Specialties portfolio across Europe and Africa. You will work closely with the sales and marketing team to strengthen market position, grow existing accounts, and uncover new business opportunities in the polymer and fine‑chemicals sectors.

Key responsibilities

• Maximise total value creation for the business while adhering to commercial guidelines.
• Develop and nurture relationships with existing and new customers at multiple levels.
• Frequent visits to customers, distributors and industry events across the EMEA region.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, logging activities in the CRM system.
• Execute pricing plans, tiered service level policies and the sales channel strategy.
• Monitor order‑to‑cash processes with customer service and provide accurate monthly sales forecasts.
• Travel approximately 50% of the time within Europe and Africa.

Required profile

• 2–3 years of proven experience in a B2B commercial role.
• Strong relationship‑building skills combined with a hunter mindset.
• Interest in technical sales, preferably with knowledge of the polymer/chemical industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, chemistry or engineering.
• Fluency in English, Spanish and Italian.

Required skills

• CRM