Our client, a distributor of ingredients into the personal care, fragrance, cosmetic, health and home care manufacturing sectors, is looking for an energetic, self confident, problem solving, sales oriented individual who has the ability to build excellent relationships with existing customers, increase sales and who will gain new customers. You will join a small team comprising of product managers, sales representatives, marketing, logistics and accounts. It is a multi-functional role of sales representative and product management support, and offers the opportunity to make up lab product concepts to assist product sales. You will need to have a technical scientific qualification to advise manufacturing research and development chemists on the most suitable ingredients to use in their formulations. You must be able prepare the most appropriate scientific marketing materials from technical data that will translate into sales. You must love communicating with people and be willing to be out on the road going to meetings. Your sales responsibility will include being the back up person to the product manager, to whom you will report. Depending on the skills and abilities of staff, our client trains and allocates responsibilities accordingly. The culture is a team and family culture. They do not put emphasis on job titles and positions, and almost every task or effort is a team effort where everyone works in harmony with each other, helping to build the skills and knowledge of other team members. Minimum requirements: Matric /Tertiary qualification (Chemist qualification advantageous) Business to business sales experience Cosmetic ingredient and fragrance sales experience Skilled in excel and numbers oriented A flair for marketing and communications Be willing to travel locally and possibly internationally You must have your own vehicle and a valid drivers license.