Technical Account Manager, Lubricants & Fuels

Technical Account Manager, Lubricants & Fuels

IMCD US is seeking a highly driven Technical Account Manager to support and grow our Lubricants business across the Southeast territory, ideally this candidate will be located in Florida or Georgia. This role is ideal for a technically minded sales professional who thrives at the intersection of customer engagement, formulation expertise, and commercial strategy. As a key contributor to IMCD’s growth objectives, the Technical Account Manager will work closely with strategic principals and customers to deliver innovative lubricant solutions, build long‑term partnerships, and drive sustainable earnings growth in a dynamic, fast‑paced market.

IMCD US is a leading global distribution partner and formulator of specialty chemicals and ingredients. An entrepreneurial group founded IMCD in 1995 in the Netherlands. Our vision to transform the distribution industry by continuously adding value to the supply chain through expertise and innovation, is what still drives us today. Today, we have operations in over 50 countries, where we successfully combine local knowledge with global expertise to obtain sustainable results.

IMCD is a strong, innovative business partner and accelerator of solutions for suppliers and producers of consumer, industrial and durable goods in diverse business sectors. Our commercial excellence and solid operations structure facilitate healthy growth.

• Maintains relationships with existing, core, and target customers at the required level to ensure sales growth and customer satisfaction.
• Identifies targets for each strategic principal.
• Responds promptly to all leads and writes call reports.
• Engages in technical discussions with customers.
• Spends 70% of time in front of technical people.
• Makes weekly sales calls.
• Participates routinely in technical training sessions.
• Maintains and expands the customer/contact and market intelligence database for designated territory.
• Maps decision making process and identifies decision makers, within customer/prospect organization.
• Manages the sales pipeline from prospect to closure, utilizing the IMCD sales process.

• Extremely ambitious with the drive and commitment to succeed.
• Ability to ask open‑ended questions.
• Passionate and committed to contributing to continued sales growth.
• Outgoing, highly energetic, self‑starter, and self‑motivated.
• Decision‑making, problem resolution, and creative thinking skills.
• Ability to multi‑task activities with shifting priorities.
• Desire to learn all products technically.
• Entrepreneurial business focuses with strong business acumen.
• Excellent listening skills and ability to ask for the order.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Organized and focused through daily rituals including action planning and time management.
• Naturally shows initiative and is solution focused.
• Provides strong leadership to achieve sales results.
• Well‑presented and articulate.
• Able to identify decision makers.
• Proficient with common computer programs, including Microsoft Office.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Five plus years of sales experience selling additives and base fluids into the Lubricants Market Place (i.e. Driveline, Engine Oils, Fuels, Industrial Lubricants, Metalworking fluids and Greases)

• Lubricant formulation and/or formula production experience is highly desired
• Experience in a fast‑paced environment
• Business Acumen
• Problem Solving/Analysis Customer/Client Focus
• Teamwork Orientation

This position has no supervisory responsibility.

This is a full‑time position, and the hours of work and days are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless otherwise directed. Additional hours may be required as needed. The job operates on a hybrid schedule rotating between in‑office and remote work environments. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

This position requires up to 50% travel. Frequently travel is both local and outside the local area and overnight.

These duties are not meant to be an exhaustive list. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.