Job Code: 047/001/556
Industry: Specialty Chemicals / Cosmetics & Personal Care Raw Materials
We are looking for a proactive and commercially driven Sales Engineer – Cosmetics to support the growth of the cosmetics and personal-care business in the UAE.
The role focuses on the B2B sales of specialty chemicals and raw materials to cosmetics and personal-care manufacturing companies
. The Sales Engineer will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, understanding customers' product requirements and purchasing expectations, presenting suitable products, and developing long-term commercial relationships.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the local market, excellent communication skills, and the ability to identify new business opportunities and build lasting customer relationships.
Product / Raw Material Portfolio:The product portfolio includes specialty chemicals and ingredients supplied to cosmetics and personal-care manufacturers, including:
- Phenoxyethanol & Phenoxyethanol Blends
- PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Polysorbate 20 & Polysorbate 80
- PEG Series (PEG-200 to PEG-6000)
- Sorbitan Esters / Polysorbates
- Ceteareth Series
- Laureth Series
- Castor Oil & Hydrogenated Castor Oil Ethoxylates
- Market Research: Research and identify cosmetics and personal-care manufacturers, brands, distributors, retailers, and other potential business partners across the UAE market.
- Business Development: Identify and develop new business opportunities through targeted lead generation, market mapping, networking, and customer outreach.
- Develop business opportunities for specialty chemicals and raw materials with cosmetics and personal-care manufacturing companies
. - Customer Engagement: Connect with prospective customers to understand their business needs, product requirements, and purchasing expectations.
- Client Meetings: Schedule and coordinate 2–3 client meetings per week to build relationships, present the company's offerings, and explore potential collaborations.
- Marketing Support: Assist in developing and executing product marketing initiatives, promotional activities, and customer engagement campaigns.
- Lead Management: Maintain regular communication and timely follow-ups with prospective customers to move opportunities through the sales pipeline.
- Database Management: Develop and maintain an organized database of customers, prospects, products, manufacturers, market information, and business opportunities.
- Market & Competitor Analysis: Monitor market trends, emerging products, competitor activities, pricing strategies, and customer preferences to identify new opportunities.
- Customer Insights: Gather market feedback and customer insights and communicate them internally to support product development and business strategy.
- Reporting: Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, leads, meetings, follow-ups, and market developments, and provide regular updates to management.
- Education:
Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering - Strong interest in the cosmetics, beauty, personal care, or FMCG industry.
- Previous experience in business development, sales, market research, cosmetics, or personal care would be an advantage.
- Previous B2B sales/business development experience within specialty chemicals, cosmetic ingredients, personal-care raw materials, or a closely related industry would be highly advantageous.
- Experience selling raw materials or specialty chemicals to cosmetics and personal-care manufacturing companies would be highly relevant.
- Familiarity with cosmetic ingredients such as preservatives, solubilizers, emulsifiers, surfactants, PEGs, polysorbates, ethoxylates, or related specialty chemicals would be advantageous.
- Excellent communication, networking, and relationship-building skills.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable with customer-facing responsibilities.
- Strong research and analytical abilities with good attention to detail.
- Ability to identify opportunities and convert market insights into actionable leads.
- Good organizational and follow-up skills.
- UAE market knowledge and an existing industry network would be highly valued.
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