Technical Account Manager, Beauty & Personal Care
Technical Account Manager, Beauty & Personal Care
IMCD US currently has an opening for a Technical Account Manager for our Beauty & Personal Care business unit. This role serves Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and parts of Illinois and must be located in this region.
The Technical Account Manager will drive sales growth by managing key customer relationships and supporting strategic supplier partners. This role requires strong technical expertise to engage with customers and provide solution-based support, while actively identifying and closing new business opportunities. The Technical Account Manager role is a client-facing expert that ensures clients successfully use complex products to meet business goals. This role acts as a trusted advisor for technical support, proactive problem-solving, training, and driving satisfaction, retention, and growth through strategic guidance and deep product knowledge.
About IMCD US, LLC
IMCD is creating a world of opportunity as a global leader in the formulation, sales and distribution of specialty chemicals and ingredients. Our story can be traced back to a small group of companies that came together in 1995 with a vision for the industry.
Today, guided by the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, we operate in more than 60 countries across six continents and proudly employ over 5,200 professionals. Our aim is to help our suppliers simplify and grow their business operations through our extensive local networks, market intelligence and technical expertise. Our customers benefit from direct access to a large portfolio of high-quality products, avoiding the complexity of dealing with multiple points of contact.
As a responsible distributor of specialty chemicals, our strategy for growth is underpinned by balancing the needs of our people, the environment, and the communities within which we operate. We are rightfully proud of our team's diversity, which draws from a range of backgrounds and nationalities, and enables us to benefit from fresh perspectives and ways of problem-solving. (www.imcdgroup.com)
Responsibilities
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Serves as the main point of contact for existing core accounts in a designated territory and identifies new targets for growth.
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Conduct frequent planned visits, interacting on a recurrent basis with key customers.
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Provides deep technical support, troubleshoots issues, and guides clients on product implementation, configuration, and best practices.
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Proactively identify opportunities for clients to gain more value, suggest upgrades, and align technology with business objectives.
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Support sales efforts by highlighting features, driving adoption, and identifying upsell/cross-sell opportunities.
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Act as a conduit for customer feedback, relaying insights to development teams to improve products.
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Educate clients on effective product usage, often through dedicated training sessions.
- Grows earnings per designated sales goals.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree required with a preferred area of study in Business Administration, Marketing, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical degree.
Minimum 2 years’ sales, technical, lab, customer support, or inside sales experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience selling chemical or technical products.
Experience with distribution sales.
Experience with Salesforce
This role is hybrid, rotating between in-office and remote work environments. Access to reliable internet is a requirement.
This position requires up to 50% travel. Frequent travel is both local and outside the local area. Some travel is overnight.
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
