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    Key Account Manager

    Synthomer

    🇺🇸 Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
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    Remote

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    himalayas

    About this role

    Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide.

    Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia.

    Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability

    benefits.

    Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.Key Account Manager – Adhesives (Hot Melt & Pressure Sensitive Adhesives)We're looking for an experienced Key Account Manager with deep industry contacts in the adhesives market and strong expertise in hot melt and pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) technologies.This role is responsible for driving profitable sales growth by identifying, developing, and executing strategic opportunities that support both the short- and long-term objectives of the Adhesive Solutions business across the Americas.

    Working closely with customers and cross-functional teams, the Key Account Manager will build a robust opportunity pipeline, develop strategic account plans, and deliver sustainable business growth.

    Key

    Responsibilities Drive new business development by identifying unmet customer needs, prioritizing opportunities, coordinating internal resources, and commercializing solutions. Develop and execute strategic account plans that outline customer strategies, key stakeholder

    Selling Motion

    Sales Cycle

    Enterprise

    6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals

    Prospecting

    Outbound-Heavy

    Self-sourced pipeline via cold outreach

    Buyer Persona

    C-Suite

    Selling to executive decision-makers

    Territory

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Typical Day — Account Manager

    Executive business reviews1–2/month per account
    Strategic planning2–3/week
    Renewal proposals2–3/month

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Tags

    Sales-Management
    Business-Development
    Adhesives-Sales
    Technical-Sales
    Key-Account-Manager
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    Sales leadership roles require balancing individual contributor revenue with team performance management.

    This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a growing market.

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