Your responsibilities:
- Define and execute the commercial strategy to drive sustainable growth and market expansion in the UK business, acting as overall business lead for the market
- Lead, coach, and develop the commercial team, fostering a strong performance and people-focused culture
- Strengthening existing customer relationships and actively drive new business development
- Identify market opportunities and expand the product and customer portfolio
- Own budget planning, forecasting, and overall commercial performance for the UK business
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders within the TER GROUP
- Monitor market trends, analyze performance and report to the top management
- Represent TER (UK) in the market and at relevant industry events
- Work closely with international counterparts to further develop the business and contribute to broader initiatives
Your profile:
- Degree in Chemistry, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong commercial background in B2B sales or procurement within chemicals, ideally in distribution or specialty chemicals
- Industry experience in paint & coatings, adhesives, construction chemicals, or similar is highly desirable
- Proven track record in leading, developing, and motivating teams in a market-facing leadership role (e.g. Country Manager, Business Line Lead or similar)
- Strong and consistent leadership style with clear decision-making and accountability
- Ability to build structure and drive commercial focus in a developing environment
- Demonstrated success in driving growth and building customer relationships in competitive markets
- Entrepreneurial, strategic mindset with a hands-on approach
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data, forecasts, and KPIs
What we offer:
- A key leadership role with full commercial responsibility and the opportunity to shape and grow the UK business
- A dynamic, international environment within a well-established and growing group of companies
- Hybrid working model, combining the flexibility of working from home with on-site presence in our Cambridge office
- Short decision-making paths and a high degree of autonomy
- Close collaboration with international colleagues and partners
- Opportunities for personal and professional development within the TER GROUP, including longer-term growth perspectives beyond the UK market
- An attractive compensation package and additional benefits, which we are happy to discuss in the interview
Are you ready for something new?
Then we look forward to receiving your application, including your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date! Application documents preferably as a PDF file with a maximum file size of 10MB.
Please apply via our application portal.
For more information about the company and TER Chemicals as an employer, please visit our career portal at jobs.terchemicals.com.