Sales Executive - Industrial Chemicals (Graduate Opportunity)

Are you a recent graduate in Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, or a related discipline looking for a career that combines technical knowledge with business, customer engagement, and commercial growth?

Our client is a well-established supplier and distributor of industrial chemicals and raw materials serving a diverse range of manufacturing and industrial markets throughout Australia. This is an outstanding opportunity for a graduate or early-career skilled to develop a rewarding career in business-to-business sales, account management and business development while gaining exposure to a broad range of industries and manufacturing applications.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, you will support profitable sales growth and customer development across a portfolio of industrial chemical products and applications. You will develop technical product knowledge, build relationships with customers and suppliers, prepare commercial proposals and pricing, identify growth opportunities and assist in developing new business. As your experience grows, you will progressively take ownership of customer accounts and business development opportunities.

The role provides exposure to a wide range of industrial sectors including roading and asphalt, coatings, anti-corrosion, resins, solvents, detergents, construction, plastics, leather, water treatment, engineering and manufacturing. You will work closely with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders while developing both technical and commercial expertise.

To be successful,



you will have:

- A degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- An interest in business, sales, account management and customer relationship development
- A commercial mindset and confidence working with numbers and data
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- A proactive and self-motivated approach
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective business relationships
- A current driver's licence, or the ability to obtain one
- Previous laboratory, manufacturing, customer-facing, technical, internship or sales experience would be viewed favourably but is not essential.

Ideally, you will be looking for an opportunity to apply your technical knowledge in a commercial environment. The role would suit a recent graduate or an individual with up to five years' experience seeking to establish a career in industrial chemicals, commercial sales and business development.

Remuneration will be aligned with experience and capability and includes the opportunity to develop valuable skills in industrial chemical sales, negotiation, pricing, supplier management, forecasting and commercial analysis.

This is a rewarding opportunity to join a respected organisation that offers genuine training, mentoring and long-term career progression. If you are commercially curious, enjoy working with people and want to build a successful career combining science and business, we encourage you to apply.

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📌 Sales Executive - Industrial Chemicals (Graduate Opportunity) (New South Wales)
🏢 Richard Altman Consulting
📍 New South Wales