Infastructure Sales Manager Italy

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

The Position

Infastructure Sales Manager Italy

Job Summary

Job Summary

• Drive business development & market development within the geographical scope for Infrastructure business (Three kind of sales: direct sales, through distribution and through agency agreement)

• Key local resource to represent Imerys Infrastructure segment in all business dimensions

Accountability

• Year-on-Year revenue and profit growth based on the challenges in market conditions

• Effective and customer-centric organization

Key Results areas / Principal Responsibilities

• Participate in the sales budget (+ its revisions), sales forecasts.

• Animate the customer portfolio using the company CRM (Sales Force) for reports, sampling, complaints, prices, leads, competition,...…

• Animate and push actively business development and new opportunities (process through the CRM).

• Request & involve experts support (Supply Chain, technical, senior management)

• Develop if needed marketing study on specific topic and follow-up a linked action plan  (like hydraulic dam, pipes, steel industry,...)

Responsibilities

Commercial plan building

• Elaborate annual budget, sales plans and forecasts for his/her perimeter. Review sales performance against targets.

• Execute the commercial roadmaps developed for their segment or products or geography and liaise with marketing teams for all this

• Follow technically jobsites at first level (at least on paper basis)

• Manage external distributor (review sales performance and technical follow up, cooperate in elaborating the budget)

Commercial plan execution and monitoring

• Coordinate effectiveness of sales and development strategies including ensuring appropriate analysis and action plans are in place

• Apply business routines that are servicing existing customer base at (or surpassing) expectations and developing new growth opportunities in each circuit and market segment

• Identify sales development targets, elaborate and implement appropriate development strategy

• Key account management Help / Negotiate contracts with customers, or possible sub-distributors, Agents. Work with the legal department to prepare the contract. Ensure contract follow up

• Implement actions requested by Customers through the visit reports

• Implement the pricing strategy in coordination with the area sales manager

• Coordinate activities with Zone Technical Support Manager for Infrastructure customers, according to agreed yearly objectives

• Ensure relevant impact of technical presentations, job site trials and development projects

• Represent Imerys in front of Civil engineering associations such as Tunnelling or underground civil works association

Competencies and experience

• 5 + years experienced in heavy duty floors and hydraulic power station segment (Civil engineering environment - Ready-Mix or precast or Civil Engineering environment or Distribution/agency company)

• 5 years experience in B2P area, or in B2B2P 

• Proven track record in Sales & Account Management

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as negotiation capabilities 

• Able to work with a variety of stakeholders across a business that include public and para-public authorities (e.g. cities, governments, and water, energy and transport operators), privately owned companies in industries such as metallurgy, oil & gas, and mining, and contractors and consulting engineers.

• The position requires a good understanding of the ecosystem and way to penetrate the market

• Strong organizational and sales skills

• Value-added solution selling

• Flexibility, resilience, pro-activity and motivation

• Interest in working in dynamic groups - team player

• Self Motivated; Taste for challenges 

• Autonomous

• Entrepreneurial mentality is key

• Willingness to travel (60%)

• Languages : fluent in English, French usage could be a plus

 

Location:

• Italy - home based

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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