Account Manager, Nutraceuticals

Account Manager – Nutraceuticals

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Account Manager - Nutraceuticals to join our North American Nutraceuticals Sales Team. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Sales function. The position will report to Sales Director, Nutraceuticals.

Full job description Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

• Managing a large number of Ashland's Nutraceutical accounts across the US
• Promoting and selling Ashland's Nutraceuticals Ingredients and manufacturing services
• Developing a robust opportunity pipeline and growing the sales territory
• Negotiating commercial terms including pricing and supply contracts
• Becoming knowledgeable in both Ashland's portfolio and the needs of the Dietary Supplement industry
• Prospecting for new business opportunities and managing new leads
• Overnight travel up to 50%
• Maintaining all records within

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent work experience
• Experience in a specialty chemical environment ingredient and/or contract manufacturing environment, ideally in the area of Nutraceuticals
• Strong oral, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
• The ability to prospect and network at the accounts to establish new growth opportunities
• The ability to relate to all levels in an organization
• Full, clean drivers license

• MBA preferred

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

NOTE:

We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.