Manager, Sales & Business Development

Aptar Group•Cary, IL

1d•$110,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

The Account Manager will be responsible for managing and growing business for Aptar Beauty representing BTY Plastic Technology, meeting revenue and sustainable profitability growth targets. Establishing business with new prospects within targeted color cosmetic, skincare and fragrance markets. Drive growth within the client’s business by identifying new opportunities within customer. Work closely with Business Development and Technical team to grow sales.

Requirements

College or University business degree, concentration in Business or Engineering preferred
Minimum 5 to 10 years of Key Account Management experience
Knowledge of Beauty market preferred, with a preference for specific experience working with Asia.
Coordinate closely with China manufacturing teams to ensure alignment on project scope, timelines, feasibility, and technical requirements.
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.
Partner with China-based engineering and tooling teams during new mold development, ensuring customer requirements are accurately captured and validated.
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.
Business Development in the color cosmetic market.
Experience with decoration development and new tooling launches.
Demonstrated ability to achieve sustained results and drive new business opportunities
Strategic thinker, able to develop creative solutions to address customer/market needs and challenges
Basic technical proficiency, and capability to understand relevant technology and recognize how these can be applied to generate more effective and efficient customer engagement
Results oriented driver of commercial initiatives that support growth strategies
Relationship development capability
Strategic thinker, able to develop creative solutions to address customer/market needs and challenges.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Naturally curious
Effective time management skills and ability to operate effectively in remote setting (home office based) – self motivated
Implement customer value management philosophy

Nice To Haves

MBA or comparable degree

Responsibilities

Account management of specific beauty customers
Meet or exceed budget for defined sales (value and sustainable profit)
Establish and maintain call objectives
Utilization of overall sales methodology processes and tools
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)
Leadership – lead the organization in creating and sustaining our competitive advantage with your customers.
Proactively involve the necessary internal resources to effectively manage your business and set the standard for service excellence.
Develop meaningful relationships with key personnel.
Make our responsiveness a competitive advantage.
Sell Aptar products to maximize profitability and increase market and customer share.
Continually learn new product and technical knowledge
Continually acquire more selling skills (formal training, reading, etc)
Stay knowledgeable of competition
Add value to our products through creativity, service, and strong relationships
Sell/upgrade our current customers into new products that increase profitability and reduce competitive threat
Establish special customer prices as necessary and prepare/present quotations within our pricing structure to maximize profitability.
Penetrate targeted list of prospective customers in targeted application fields
Collaborate with Marketing and Business Development to understand application field analysis
Develop understanding of customer and their needs. Establish initial meetings, plus plan appropriate follow up meetings and activity.
Conduct quarterly business reviews with customers where sales exceed $1 million annually.