The ECSA Group is a family owned company in fourth-generation active in the distribution of chemical and petroleum products, in the international trading of commodities, and in the distribution of maintenance systems.

With over 320 employees and several subsidiaries in Switzerland and Italy, the Group includes: ECSA Chemicals AG, ECSA Italia Srl, ECSA Maintenance AG, ECSA Energy SA, Porta Ticino Easy Stop SA, Easy Stop Stalvedro SA and Suncolor SA.

ECSA Chemicals AG is active in the distribution of Flavours & Fragrances Raw Materials in Europe. In order to empower our experienced team, we are looking for an independent, self-motivating and ambitious:

Junior Sales Manager Flavours & Fragrances

You will be supporting customers mainly in Italy, France, Spain and UK. From a business development perspective, the company expects the development of the Flavours and Fragrances raw material market.

Your key responsibilities:

• Cultivate partnerships with customers and suppliers to solve customer problems
• Grow designated accounts’ sales volume and maintain existing customer base
• Monitor sales growth and new opportunities within designated accounts
• Achieve or exceed sales targets and Key Performance Indicators
• Identify potential customers and set approach strategies
• Monitor overall customer satisfaction with our products and services
• Participate in trade shows (Europe) and improvement of overall market share and profitability
• Active participation in direct marketing activities
• Collaborate with the sourcing Manger, in order to search for new products and suppliers according to market demand
• Maintain customer information on CRM
• Provide regular forecast updates

Your qualifications:

• Technical or commercial training (chemist, laboratory assistant, sales, etc.)
• Industry and sales experience in retail (business-to-business B2B), experience in Flavours & Fragrances market would be a plus
• Age 25-35
• Independent, autonomous, goal orientated and results focused individual with good negotiating and influencing skills
• Good organizational skills with a strong customer focused mindset
• Cooperative team player, in order to support each other by sharing positive experiences, success stories, technical know-how and account knowledge.
• Italian mother language, very good English is required (French or Spanish would be a plus) combined with excellent communication skills.
• Confident user of MS Office and ERP systems
• Valid driving license and willingness to travel (approx. 50%)
• Ability to work from mobile office

We offer:

• Solid entrepreneurial and growth-oriented reality
• Motivated team of specialists
• Performance-related remuneration

Workplace: Balerna/ Switzerland, presence in different HBs (Desio/Italy) will be requested in order to grant Teambuilding.

Please send your application at HR2110@ecsa.ch

Applications without the necessary requirements cannot be considered