Technical Sales Leader - Natural Surfactants

Technical Sales Leader - Natural Surfactants

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is seeking a Technical Sales Leader – Natural Surfactants for its Natural Solutions Business unit.  The role will be responsible for developing and executing technical strategies that enable development and growth of our natural surfactant business.  The candidate will blend their strong chemical knowledge with commercial skills, focusing on supporting and developing surfactant products (soaps, shampoos, detergents, agrochemicals) to bridge R&D and business development to drive growth.

Among other things, the role includes product demonstrations, lab trials, regulatory compliance, and identification of new business opportunities.  This position requires strong communication and analytical capabilities.  The successful candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to drive and implement projects towards commercial realization through strong collaborative interaction with diverse business functions and external partners. 

In this role, you will:


* Lead Sales of Natural Surfactants


* Develop global market strategy for plant derived surfactant application markets, mapping competitive advantages, cost position, performance advantages and applications targets for appropriate end customers


* Proactively manage and provide input on customer requests, research on surfactant structure-function relationships and marketing and sales support


* Develop and manage project expense spend and capital budgets


* Ensure appropriate adherence with regulatory requirements across broad category of product uses


* Implement project plans for new product development and commercialization, applications method development, and product performance evaluations


* Present technical information to customers, internal and external stakeholders to establish relationships, enhance product image, and increase sales


* Represent company as a technical expert in application areas


* Act as an ambassador and subject matter expert for both internal and external stakeholders


* Conduct all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity and honesty to build an unimpeachable business reputation


* Ensure communication of project plans and results to partners, customers, and other team members


* Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their indivi...