Role Description
Join our team and Be You Be Aptar. The Senior Manager, Sales & Business Development will be responsible for managing and growing business for Aptar Beauty representing BTY Plastic Technology, meeting revenue and sustainable profitability growth targets.
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Account management of specific beauty customers
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Meet or exceed budget for defined sales (value and sustainable profit)
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Establish and maintain call objectives
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Utilization of overall sales methodology processes and tools
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Develop an understanding of the unique environment within customer (needs, problems, people, opportunities, etc.), and develop a plan to improve penetration and value creation (using related Aptar tools)
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Leadership β lead the organization in creating and sustaining our competitive advantage with your customers
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Proactively involve the necessary internal resources to effectively manage your business and set the standard for service excellence
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Develop meaningful relationships with key personnel
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Make our responsiveness a competitive advantage
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Sell Aptar products to maximize profitability and increase market and customer share
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Continually learn new product and technical knowledge
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Continually acquire more selling skills (formal training, reading, etc.)
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Stay knowledgeable of competition
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Add value to our products through creativity, service, and strong relationships
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Sell/upgrade our current customers into new products that increase profitability and reduce competitive threat
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Establish special customer prices as necessary and prepare/present quotations within our pricing structure to maximize profitability
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Penetrate targeted list of prospective customers in targeted application fields
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Collaborate with Marketing and Business Development to understand application field analysis
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Develop understanding of customer and their needs. Establish initial meetings, plus plan appropriate follow up meetings and activity
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Conduct quarterly business reviews with customers where sales exceed $1 million annually
Qualifications
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Required: College or University business degree, concentration in Business or Engineering preferred
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Preferred: MBA or comparable degree
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Minimum 5 to 10 years of Key Account Management experience
Requirements
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Knowledge of Beauty market preferred, with a preference for specific experience working with Asia
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Coordinate closely with China manufacturing teams to ensure alignment on project scope, timelines, feasibility, and technical requirements
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Translate customer needs into clear, actionable manufacturing instructions and ensure factory teams understand aesthetic, functional, and regulatory expectations for color cosmetics, skincare, and fragrance components
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Partner with China-based engineering and tooling teams during new mold development, ensuring customer requirements are accurately captured and validated
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Oversee decoration development (e.g., silk screening, hot stamping, metallization, spray coating) by working directly with factory specialists to confirm color matching, adhesion, durability, and aesthetic quality
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Business Development in the color cosmetic market
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Experience with decoration development and new tooling launches
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Demonstrated ability to achieve sustained results and drive new business opportunities
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Strategic thinker, able to develop creative solutions to address customer/market needs and challenges
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Basic technical proficiency, and capability to understand relevant technology and recognize how these can be applied to generate more effective and efficient customer engagement
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Results oriented driver of commercial initiatives that support growth strategies
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Relationship development capability
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Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
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Naturally curious
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Effective time management skills and ability to operate effectively in remote setting (home office based) β self motivated
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Implement customer value management philosophy
Travel Requirements
Benefits
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An exciting, diverse and value based working environment
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Award-winning corporate university offering personal development and training opportunities
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Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus plan
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Contribute to the communities where we reside
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Innovative benefits plan which includes: 401k & Retirement Savings plan, vacation, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, pet insurance, wellness plan, and generous paid maternity/paternity leave