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ACCOUNT MANAGER- PROCESS/ CHEMICAL ENGINEERSURREY GUILDFORDOIL/PETROCHEMICAL

Employment Type Permanent
Location Surrey , Guildford
Industry Sector Oil/Petrochemical
Start Date ASAP
Salary/Rate £50000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Health
Reference 159231SAR
Date Advertised 07-07-2008 - 00:02

This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.

Description

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A challenging opportunity has arisen for the position of Account Manager for an international supplier of process technology, products and services to the refinery, petroleum and energy industries.

The right candidate will be technically biased in an engineering capacity, within the refinery/ process industry. They will also have exceptional customer relationship skills. The role will involve providing technical support to the clients Service Agreement customers, primarily in the area of ongoing operations of the clients licensed units. The right candidate will be working from their Guildford office covering the territory of Africa.

The right candidate will have a wide knowledge of refining technologies, ideally with direct experience of process licensor equipment. They must be able to handle in depth technical discussions and will be expected to play a leading role in problem resolution from both a technical and commercial viewpoint.

Responsibilities:-Manage customer relationship, including building rapport with staff at that organisation. Become knowledgeable of their refinery configuration, and how the clients products and services could fit these.
-Visit customers sites regularly, engage value added technical support.
-Manage the troubleshooting efforts of the customers ensuring that they are timely, accurate and effective to maintain customer satisfaction.
-Work closely with sales counterparts to develop specific strategies to target, win and retain future business.

Requirements:-Degree qualification in engineering discipline- preferably chemical engineering.
-Strong refinery or petrochemicals industry experience with a technical service and/ or operations background.
-Travel to Africa, from 1 day per month.
-Good communication skills are required to manage extensive customer contact the position demands.

Salary:-£50-65k basic dependant on experience.

Benefits:-Bonus (10% salary), pension, family healthcare, would pay relocation fee.
-Excellent scope for progression in leading international company.

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK


Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.