Sales Manager – Precious Metals :Emission, Gas Purification and Conversion Catalysts

Location: Remote ( must be close to large airport)

Shape the Future with Heraeus – Where Innovation Meets Impact

Founded in 1851, Heraeus is a globally recognized, family-owned technology group headquartered in Germany. With over 12,500 employees across 100 subsidiaries in 38 countries, we combine deep material expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver high-quality solutions in sectors like environment, energy, health, mobility, and industrial applications. In 2015, Heraeus achieved €12.9 billion in total revenue, driven by our commitment to excellence and innovation.

We believe in Open Space. For Open Minds.® – a culture that empowers you to think freely, act boldly, and shape your own path.

Drive Innovation Where Precision Matters Most

Do you feel at home in technical B2B Sales or are motivated to develop in the field? In this position you actively expand the business sector of environmental emission catalysts, helping Heraeus Precious Metals to shape a new sustainable future.

The Technical Sales Manager is responsible for sales related activities for Emission Catalysts, accounts, servicing existing accounts, developing new customers and markets, implementing innovative “value added” bundled solutions for customers, and reporting monthly sales performance to management. Technically, the Sales Manager is responsible for sales and to help customers solve technical issues and to layout design of our products for specific customer projects.

By building strong technical relationships with key clients, The Technical Sales Manager drives the expansion of the product portfolio of environmental precious metal emission catalysts with focus on both classical mobile and stationary emission abatement systems.

The following challenges await you:

Commercial:

• Preparing annual regional sales budget
• Submit sales forecast
• Ensuring the achievement of the regional sales budget
• Build excellent relations to key customers
• Pursuing new emission customers based on strategic sales plan to grow business.
• Work with reporting manager to set pricing strategy for new business
• Negotiation of contracts with new customers
• Providing evaluations on market situation, industry trends, technology trends and competitive environment for strategic planning

Technical

• Supports customers in the use of our products in their production design
• Helps customers to solve technical issues
• Supports customers in the production ramp-up of new products (P1, P3, PPAP, serial production)
• Solving issues in customers’ applications with respect to emission standards/legislation
• Evaluates market, industry and technology trends and communicates routinely with R&D
• Providing the technical and sales information to customer
• Clarification for new requirements of existing products

Your profile:

· 5+ years of work experience in environmental emission catalyst industry. BS Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (specialization in catalysis and advanced degree incl. a PhD is a plus)

· Knowledge about current Emission Legislation.

· Strong ability to understand customer needs and to generate value for our global clients

· Self-starter and strategic thinker with agile Project Management skills

· Willingness to travel (25-50%)

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and help us shape the future of precision contact technologies. https://mycareer.heraeus.com/job-invite/58728/

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Direct B2B Sales (No Distributors):

Have you worked in a direct B2B sales role where you sold directly to end customers (not through distributors or resellers)?
☐ Yes  ☐ No

• New Account Development:

Have you personally identified and developed new business accounts in a previous sales role?
☐ Yes  ☐ No

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote