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Key Account Specialist

Brenntag

Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Type: Full-Time, Non-Remote
Posted on: May 17, 2025
Key Account Specialist
Your Role & Responsibilities
• Manage, communicate, and update customer pricing to be aligned with market conditions.
• Responsible for pricing inquiries to contribute overall decision making and business growth.
• Provide solutions to customer requests, issues, and inquiries to assure service excellence.
• Responsible for management and execution of RFQ’s (Requests for Quotes) and RFI’s (Request for Information) to support business growth.
• Document market intelligence and perform business analysis to provide and execute on recommendations for growth.
• Identify, develop, and close new business opportunities focused on increased profitability.
• Develop and enhance customer relationships to assist with the development and execution of the strategies and growth plans to service our key customers.
• Provide technical and commercial guidance to key customers to solve problems.
• Prepare presentations for customer meetings.
• Attend customer meetings as needed, create action plans, and assure timely follow up.
• Manages execution of strategic customer projects like tail spend in timely and efficient way that supports customers meeting their own growth goals.
• Create and implement ideas for process improvement to increase business efficiency and productivity.
Your Profile
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 1-3+ years of working experience in B2B a plus
• Working experience in the chemicals industry is an advantage
• Working experience in customer service, sales, marketing, and/or purchasing is a plus
• Strong team player, with high work ethic, eager to learn and contribute
• Works independently, strategically minded, self-motivated individual with attention to detail
• Problem solving ability focused on excellent customer service
• Strong ability to manage complexity and change in a dynamic environment
• Proactive with good time management skills
• Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills
• Ability to build enduring relationships with customers and colleagues
• Proficient at Excel, Word, Power Point, SharePoint
Our Offer
• We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential.
• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.
• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance program
• Employee assistance program
• Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)
Interested?
We look forward receiving your application.
Brenntag and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to any category protected by federal, state or local law, including as applicable, applicant’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical condition), genetic information, military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable federal, state or local law, political affiliation, marital status, membership in an employee organization, parental status, expunged juvenile record, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Brenntag will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.
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