Chemical Executive Search | Monroe Consulting Group

Executive Search & Headhunting Recruitment Services for the Chemical Industry

Monroe Consulting Group is a leading provider of executive search services, within the fast-growing economies of Asia. Our chemical team of experts are well placed to support multinational and national industrial companies to identify the best available candidates. Monroe Consulting Group’s Chemical works across many sub-sectors including, agricultural chemicals, basic chemicals, specialty chemicals, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals.

In this fast-paced and competitive market, our unique recruitment approach targets mid-level to senior executives for companies in the Chemical industry. In many cases, our executive search firm acts as an essential recruitment partner for building mid to senior-level management teams, which are critical to the success of the company. Our consultants know their markets meticulously and continue to adapt to the changes in market conditions and trends.

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B2C Territory Sales Manager (Lubricant)

International award-winning executive recruitment expert Monroe Consulting Group Vietnam is recruiting on behalf international chemical distributor. Our client is seeking for a proactive and aggressive sales executive with at least 3 - 5 years' experience for the job of B2C Territory Sales Manager. The job is opened for candidates from Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi City. Job Summary: Reporting to Sales Director, the B2C Territory Sales Manager will lead the sales team and be responsible for brand promotion and sales revenues of full portfolio. Job Responsibilities: Manage direct and indirect business by setting up distributors plans Make plans to identify, select and support distributors to set up a strong sales network. Develop relationships with customers and distributors to achieve sales target Identify market trends to manage products effectively (Forecast demand; plan stock). Set objectives and targets for distributions Work closely with B2B for brand reputation, sales target, …. Report sales activities and relevant market information to the Sales Director Job Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or relevant fields Minimum 3 - 5 years of business development/ sales experience in Oil/ lubricants field. Experience in setting up distributors/dealer network from beginning. Good communication, presentation skills Be able to travel domestically/internationally for business Proactive & hands-on, having can-do attitude Fluent in English

Vietnam
Permanent
Negotiable

Sales Manager (Advanced Materials)

International award-winning executive recruitment expert Monroe Consulting Group is recruiting on a behalf of a well-known chemical manufacturing company. Our client is looking for a professional and experienced person for Sales Manager (Advanced Materials). The role will work at office in Ha Noi City, Vietnam. Job Summary: Reporting to General Manager, the Sales Manager will work independently and be responsible for brand promotion and sales revenues of full portfolio. Job Responsibilities: Develop and implement new sales initiatives, strategies, networking opportunities, and programs to capture key customers. Maintain and develop existing and new clients with suitable proposals and service quality optimization to meet sale target. Generate leads through business-to-business marketing, direct sales techniques, on prospective clients. Identify and solve the client issues relating to technical and commercial matters. Make suggestions regarding workflow/ process improvements for proposed customer solutions. Conduct market intelligence and maintain up-to-date expert knowledge regarding business products. Job Requirements: Holing bachelor's degree. Having at least 3 years working experience working as Sales Manager in chemical, manufacturing or factory business with customer service oriented in B2B/B2C environment. Strongly self-motivated for personal responsibility, working for solutions & overcoming difficulties. Can communicate well in both English and Chinese.

Hanoi
Permanent
Negotiable

Regulatory Affairs

Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group's Industrial Division is partnered with an MNC that produces oleochemicals. Our esteemed client focuses on production of oleochemicals for various application such as industrial, food ingredients, personal care, biofuel, and agriculture. The successful applicant will be shadowing the Senior Manager, in leading a team of 2 in the regulatory and sustainability side. Applicant must be highly skilled at stakeholder management and solid experience in regulatory affairs. Job responsibilities: Lead on Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) management to create and maintain a sustainable vision and strategy for the group businesses for compliance on global scale Keep abreast of best practices in industry. Identify and prioritise areas for PSRA improvement and recommend strategies for proactively addressing relevant PSRA issues Ability to present all information (regulatory and scientific) effectively, both orally and in writing, in a concise, logical and persuasive manner with excellent written and interpersonal communication skills Development and implementation of regulatory strategies, for the preparation and submission of new products Develop content, timelines, and contingencies for all submissions in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders Focal point for PSRA relationship with Sales, Marketing and R&D to support growth and innovation Line management responsibility for product safety function Coaching and development of direct reports in conjunction with departmental strategy evolution to align with companywide strategies External representation of company at industrial working groups Job requirements: Proven leader with prominent industry visibility and ability to excel in execution in complex, grey and challenging situations High level of and creativity with strong analytical solving skills Master's in Industrial Chemistry, with minimum 15 years working experience in regulatory affairs experience Demonstrated excellent track record in stakeholders' management and established strong relationships with key players in the industry/sector Advanced knowledge of food law, cosmetic law, chemical regulations Advanced knowledge in registration process, type of information and documents to be generated for registration of products, especially scientific information Experience in Operations within the industry mentioned above will be an added advantage

Kuala Lumpur
Permanent
Negotiable

Demand Planner Lead - Paints & Coatings

Demand Planner Lead - Paints & Coatings Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group Indonesia is recruiting on behalf of a leading multinational company with a core focus on chemical. As expansion continues, our client is seeking a Demand Planner professional with at least 10 year's experience with a multinational company for the job of Demand Planner Lead. The job is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Key job responsibilities include: Manage the forecasting process through the gathering and critiquing of data, to ensure customer requirements are accurately reflected in the forecast so that the correct business decisions are made Produce accurate and detailed forecasts in order to contribute to integrated business planning process Accurately reflect customer plans across key metrics (e.g. Volume) Challenge & manage the assumptions used in the sales forecast in order to inform the correct business decisions and gain leanings to improve future performance Monitor performance to forecast and lead discussions to tackle the issues as they arise Understand the impact of changes in the forecast on the wider business and keep Marketing/Finance and Supply chain informed of any changes Manage, analyse, and take leanings from abnormal customer demands to inform decision making with the S&OE process, whilst striving to meet Customer service requirements Gain customer expertise and liaise directly with customers to understand their future business plans and activities Job Requirements: Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field Have strong experienced and market knowledge in paints and coatings Experience in constructing and maintaining forecasts Previous exposure to Supply Chain management Sales experience desirable Process driven to deliver incremental business efficiency's System capability, e.g. SAP, APO, Contributor & BI Advanced Excel knowledge required Numerate, analytically and results oriented Excellent communication skills at all levels, internally & externally Possess leadership to head the team Capability to work independently (analyse, plan, action, control) with initiative and creativity to ensure operational excellence English language, international business experience highly desirable Experienced professional with an entrepreneurial character and a "hands-on approach." Team player, positive attitude, hands-on and high flexibility

Jakarta
Permanent
Negotiable

Technical Services Manager - Paints & Coatings

Technical Services Manager - Paints & Coatings Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group Indonesia is recruiting on behalf of a leading multinational company with a core focus on chemical. As expansion continues, our client is seeking a Commercial Quality & Technical Services Manager professional with at least 10 years' experience with a multinational company for the job of Commercial Quality & Technical Services Manager - Paints & Coatings Industry. The job is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Key job responsibilities include: Effectively engage, develop, and lead the technical services teams for the relevant segments across the country Contribute to the development and execution of the segment strategy plan and take a lead in defining, and owning, the specific implications for the region/channel/market. Develop and maintain a high level of customer intimacy by cultivating strong relationships with the technical teams at strategic independent and other nominated key accounts within the segments across the region Work closely with sales teams to align on the commercial (including technical services) strategy geared towards achievement of the segment/unit financial and non-financial deliverables Ensure that the product pipeline is managed effectively with sufficient allocated resources to effectively deliver on committed dates as well as ensuring risks are managed to avoidance. Drive and coordinate on behalf of the regional commercial team a robust value engineering pipeline based on future projected business that will deliver ongoing improvements in margins. Ensure that the technical services team inputs fully and effectively to key supporting processes, e.g. forecast accuracy in integrated business planning (IBP), opportunity management in the sales process and claims management process. Contribute to the overall regional management team decision making process through IBP. Quality and claims sections: Support the commercial teams in the creation of quality, complaints, return and claims sections in new commercial contracts Pro-actively reviewing major contracts which carry high risk in the way they are currently formulated and propose improvements, including insurance and risk management for claims. Market Return Policy deployment & governance: Ensure standardized, cross functional SOPs in place including escalation rules and mechanisms. Work with customer service to drive deployment of market return policy and the RFW process in the country Job Requirements: Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field. Master of Science in related field and/or business administration will be a strong preference Have strong experienced and market knowledge in paints and coatings Minimum 10 years combined experience in paints and coatings with knowledge of chemical processes with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in Product Manager and Technical Services Manager positions Have strong experienced and market knowledge in paints and coatings Strong background from the Multinational Company ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Customer Auditing experience will be an added advantage Strong in leadership, managerial skills, stakeholder management, decision making, creating value propositions, communication and presentation, commercial and business acumen, basic understanding of financial concepts related to sales and cost to serve Possess leadership to head the team Strong ability to coordinate and communicate with the team and across to other departments/ companies (matrix organisation) Capability to work independently (analyse, plan, action, control) with initiative and creativity to ensure operational excellence English language, international business experience highly desirable Experienced professional with an entrepreneurial character and a "hands-on approach." Team player, positive attitude, hands-on and high flexibility

Jakarta
Permanent
Negotiable

Key Account Manager - Paints & Coatings Industry

Key Account Manager - Paints & Coatings Industry Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group Indonesia is recruiting on behalf of a leading multinational company with a core focus on chemical. As expansion continues, our client is seeking a Key Account Manager professional with at least 10 years of experience with a multinational company for the job of Key Account Manager. The job is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Key job responsibilities include: Work closely with the regional commercial excellence team and the country customer marketing team, to negotiate with the customers for deployment of the category drivers Manage the relationships with customers with the objective to grow the share of wallet with the different customers/ groups and increasing the market share within the segment Responsible for developing strategic and tactical initiatives to drive assortment placement within the segment with defined business agreement, addressing both the needs to the customer and company to drive category growth with the customers Scale up of category management and key account initiatives in the country The role will also be responsible for an annual review of the various strategic program Working with other functions in the country to ensure implementation of the program developed Utilise the program to deliver incremental revenues and productivity as per agreed road map Job Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in chemical engineering, or related field Minimum 10 years combined experience in paints and coatings with knowledge of chemical processes with a minimum of 2 years in a managerial position Have strong experienced and market knowledge in paints and coatings Strong in Account Management, Category Management & Business Acumen Mastering Distributor Management will be an advantage Possess leadership to head the team Strong ability to coordinate and communicate with the team and across to other departments/ companies (matrix organization) Capability to work independently (analyse, plan, action, control) with initiative and creativity to ensure operational excellence English language, international business experience highly desirable Experienced professional with an entrepreneurial character and a "hands-on approach." Team player, positive attitude, hands-on and high flexibility