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Sr Account Manager

Solstice Advanced Materials
Bengaluru, IND
Full-time
Senior · 8+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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The portfolio includes

Reagents

Solvents

Analytical standards

Karl Fischer reagents

Specialty laboratory chemicals

Key brands include

Fluka™

Hydranal™

Chromasolv™

TraceSELECT™

Burdick & Jackson™

Riedel-de Haën™

These solutions support customers across

Pharmaceutical

Healthcare

Academic

Research

Industrial

Analytical laboratory segments

The Senior Account Manager will own and drive:

Revenue growth

Gross margin

Collections

Market-share expansion

Sales forecasting

Pipeline development

Territory execution

Customer and channel development

1. Sales Planning & Execution

Own territory revenue, gross margin, collections, and growth targets.

Develop account plans for key pharmaceutical, CRO/CDMO, healthcare, academic, industrial, and analytical laboratory customers.

Identify customer needs and recommend relevant reagents, solvents, analytical standards, Karl Fischer reagents, and high-purity chemicals.

Maintain an accurate opportunity pipeline and provide reliable sales forecasts using Salesforce.com (SFDC) or the applicable CRM system.

Coordinate with internal teams on quotations, order processing, fulfillment, collections, and customer escalations.

Improve sales effectiveness through disciplined processes, pricing control, conversion tracking, and channel activity reviews.

2. Business Development & Market Expansion

Build a qualified pipeline of new customers, applications, and product opportunities.

Drive commercialization of new products and strategic growth initiatives through direct customer engagement and authorized channel partners.

Monitor: Market trends Competitor activity Customer buying patterns Pricing movements Regulatory developments

Market trends

Competitor activity

Customer buying patterns

Pricing movements

Regulatory developments

Partner with Product, Technical, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Regional teams to develop go-to-market plans and growth strategies.

3. Channel Partner Management

Manage authorized channel partners in line with sales priorities, commercial policies, and compliance requirements.

Drive partner productivity through: Business reviews Joint customer visits Pipeline reviews Quotation follow-up Conversion tracking

Business reviews

Joint customer visits

Pipeline reviews

Quotation follow-up

Conversion tracking

Expand market reach by identifying coverage gaps, improving customer penetration, and supporting channel partners with product, pricing, and promotional inputs.

Support channel partners in achieving Annual Operating Plan (AOP) commitments.

Maintain pricing discipline, payment compliance, and brand standards across the channel.

4. Customer Engagement & Brand Visibility

Engage directly with end customers, distributors, influencers, and laboratory decision-makers to strengthen relationships and create new opportunities.

Represent the company at: Seminars Exhibitions Technical forums Industry events

Seminars

Exhibitions

Technical forums

Industry events

Promote the Research Chemicals portfolio and strengthen brand visibility in the market.

Share customer and channel feedback internally to improve product positioning, service delivery, and growth strategies.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related field.

MBA is an advantage.

Experience

8–10 years of B2B sales experience in: Research chemicals Laboratory chemicals Life sciences Diagnostics Laboratory equipment Healthcare-related industries

Research chemicals

Laboratory chemicals

Life sciences

Diagnostics

Laboratory equipment

Healthcare-related industries

Customer & Market Experience

Experience managing accounts across: Pharmaceutical companies CRO/CDMO organizations Research institutions Academic institutions Analytical testing laboratories Industrial laboratories

Pharmaceutical companies

CRO/CDMO organizations

Research institutions

Academic institutions

Analytical testing laboratories

Industrial laboratories

Sales & Commercial Skills

  • Proven track record of achieving sales targets.
  • Experience in territory development and business growth.
  • Experience managing and developing distributors/channel partners.
  • Strong customer relationship and negotiation skills.
  • Experience managing pricing, collections, escalations, pipeline, and forecasting.

CRM Experience

Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce.com (SFDC).

Experience with sales pipeline management, forecasting, business reviews, and reporting.

Cross-Functional Skills

  • Ability to work effectively with Product, Supply Chain, Finance, Customer Service, Technical Support, Marketing, and Regional teams.

Personal Skills

  • Self-driven and disciplined.
  • Strong communication and relationship-management skills.
  • Comfortable working in a target-driven sales environment.
  • Strong customer and partner engagement skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities.

Preferred Industry Background

Preference will be given to candidates from:

Analytical reagents

Scientific distribution

Preferred companies include: Merck, Avantor, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Actylis, J.T. Baker, Biosolv, Labscan, QualiChem, Advent, SD Fine, ExpressSolv, or similar organizations.

Travel Requirements

  • Willingness to travel extensively across India.
  • Frequent interaction with customers, distributors, channel partners, and industry stakeholders.

About Solstice Advanced Materials

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials .

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