Senior Sales Specialist Chemicals
This is a high-impact role focused on expanding our market presence and building long-term client relationships.
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What we’re looking for
Are you a driven and strategic thinker with a passion for the chemical industry? We’re looking for a Chemicals Sales Specialist to spearhead growth and unlock new opportunities across our chemical product portfolio. This is a high-impact role focused on expanding our market presence and building long-term client relationships.
What will you be doing
- Sales Strategy: Contribute to the development and execution of a sales strategy to drive revenue growth within an assigned territory or client base.
- Sales Targets: Consistently meet and exceed defined sales growth targets across designated sector.
- Product Knowledge: Develop deep expertise in Argus Chemicals services and the broader market landscape to effectively position the value proposition throughout the sales cycle.
- Clearly communicate the value proposition to internal stakeholders (e.g., Account Managers, Client Success Managers, Product Managers, and Marketing).
- Stay informed on service enhancements and articulate how they strengthen client value.
- Collaboration: Partner cross-functionally with Sales teams, Product Managers, Client Services, and Marketing to drive coordinated sales initiatives.
- Market Awareness: Monitor market trends, competitive activities, and regulatory developments to identify risks and opportunities within the assigned territory.
Skills and Experience
- Market Experience: Experience in the commodity markets, particularly in the specific area of focus (Olefins, Methanol, BTX and feedstocks).
- Sales Experience: Proven track record of 5-10 years successful sales experience, with complex solutions and in a competitive environment – B2B information/data sales.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for building relationships and presenting solutions.
- Relationship Building: Ability to build rapport and trust with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to identify and resolve client issues and challenges.
- Product Knowledge: Understanding our products and services and how they benefit our various clients.
- Contributing to product roadmap development based on client feedback.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyse data, identify trends, and make informed decisions to improve sales performance.
What’s in it for you
Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.
- Competitive salary with bonus
- Hybrid work model
- Group medical, dental and vision plans
- Company paid short term and long term disability and life insurance plan
- Group 401(k) safe harbor retirement plan with a 6% company match
- 20 vacation days your first year, which increases up to 30 days
- Subsidized gym membership
- Extensive internal and external training
About Argus
Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with over 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 30 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs.
Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.
Argus is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.
For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you upload your CV via our website: www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions
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- Department
- Sales
- Locations
- Houston
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Argus Media
Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets.
Headquartered in London with 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 30 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs.
Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy.
Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.