Area Manager

Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.  

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2024 US Best Managed Company, recognized fouryears in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com. 

We are looking for an Area Manager in the Texas Gulf Coast region!

You will play a pivotal role in coaching, developing and leading the technical industrial sales team and promoting sales growth in a complex sales territory.  You will manages the technical team to achieve customer satisfaction and targeted profitable growth while maintaining a strong focus on safety, efficiency, compliance and integrity. 

Responsibilities:

• Strategic oversight focusing on safety, contract terminology and pricing consistency within a client’s organization
• Efficiently managing the interface between sales resources and customers. 
• Leverages product line attributes to best fit customer needs and expectations.
• Assess performance, define improvements, and align resources to ensure sales, gross profit, product mix and price improvement targets are met or exceeded.  
• Achieve new product launch targets.
• Achieve or exceed our operating cash flow and working capital targets by reducing AR, controlling inventory and improving accounts payable.  Achieve or exceed indirect spend (SG&A) targets.
• Lead the technical sales team in safety and environmental excellence.
• Work closely with PTD and Supply Chain to reduce customer complaints and improve customer satisfaction through defect free on time delivery of products.
• Work closely with HR and District Manager to continually assess personnel and aggressively develop key leaders and key individual performers.
• Continually assess opportunities to ensure targeted business growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Science or other technical degree). Would consider experience in lieu of a technical degree 7+ years of industry experience (water treatment preferred)
• Experience in pulp and paper, chemical or water treatment required

Perks!  

• Competitive health + wellness benefit plan  

• Continuous professional development with many opportunities for growth!  

• Recharge with 15 days of paid time off  

• Competitive Salary and bonuses  

• 401k Plan  

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification.  If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

Come work with us at Solenis, where you can build a career that makes a difference.

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification.  If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at [email protected]