Direct Sales Executive Full Time

About the job
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill’s global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Direct Sales Executive (Polymer Additives) will, with guidance, sell directly to the consumer or business purchaser or indirectly through various sales channels. In this role, you will conduct face to face and remote sales with new and existing customers, assist in evaluating customer needs and suggest appropriate products, services and solutions.

Key Accountabilities
Actively indulge in new business development activities with current and new customers.
With guidance conduct market research and pricing, sales and merchandising activities.
Monitor customer and competitor activity and industry trends.
Protect, grow and diversify the relationship with targeted customers.
Support business growth by disseminating favorable information about the organization and its products and services.
Actively collaborate with technical team at customers for new business opportunities and continue to develop long term relationships.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
Chemical Engineering/ Polymer Engineering Degree
Minimum of three years experience in plastic processing or sales specialties & additives or masterbatches/polymer compounds within the polymer industry.

Preferred Qualifications
Middle East/GCC Market Experience (preferably Saudi Arabia markets)

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Meeting with clients virtually or during sales visits, demonstrating and presenting products, establishing new business,