SIMPLEX Recruitment

About the Company

International recruitment consultancy dedicated solely to the Plastics Industry. What makes us unique? Quite simply, an extensive knowledge of the Plastics Industry and the ability to deliver results on a global basis. It has always been our biggest priority to ensure precise understanding of your products and their applications in order to provide a shortlist of applicants closely matching your needs and expectations. We realise that your time is precious. Therefore, we only focus on those individuals, who demonstrate appropriate skills and experience relevant to your vacancies in terms of market or process knowledge, level of seniority and career progression expectations. We are also acutely aware that a personality fit is of equal importance to the industry awareness. Thus, it is an essential part of our approach to, where possible, meet with as many of our clients to understand their organisational culture and relay this to prospective candidates. Our complex worldwide network of contacts allows us to deal with your recruitment needs on a global basis. We have proved on numerous occasions that despite operating from a single location in the UK, we are able to source appropriate candidates in multiple geographical locations, covering Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa and Asia. This allows your organisation to significantly reduce the number of consultancies to use and benefit from our attractive multiple assignment discounts.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

SIMPLEX Recruitment

Job Title

Account Manager France – Engineering Plastics (m / f / d)

Job Description

**Job Title** Account Manager – Engineering Plastics (France) **Role Summary** Dynamic sales and technical account manager responsible for driving revenue growth and customer satisfaction for a portfolio of high‑performance thermoplastic compounds. Focus on acquiring new OEM and processor customers, managing end‑to‑end projects, and providing expert consultancy on material selection and application. **Expectations** - Achieve and exceed quarterly and annual sales targets. - Establish and nurture long‑term, sustainable relationships with key decision‑makers. - Act as the single point of contact for all customer‑related technical and commercial matters. - Collaborate internally across Product Development and Business Development to tailor solutions. **Key Responsibilities** - Actively promote and sell multi‑functional thermoplastic compounds to new and existing customers. - Conduct technical and commercial consultations to recommend optimal materials. - Lead customer projects from quotation, sampling, specification development, to series production support. - Negotiate pricing, contracts, and terms while maintaining profitability. - Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and customer feedback; translate insights into business strategies. - Attend trade fairs, customer events, and networking activities (≈50% travel). - Maintain accurate sales documentation, forecasts, and performance reports. **Required Skills** - Proven experience selling technical or high‑performance thermoplastics. - Strong project management capabilities with a proactive, results‑oriented mindset. - Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. - Entrepreneurial, strategic thinking with a customer‑centric approach. - Ability to influence and win over decision‑makers at multiple stakeholder levels. - Team‑oriented yet self‑sufficient work style. - Fluent in English (written and spoken). - Proficient in MS Office suite. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Plastics Technology, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. - Alternatively, certified training in plastics industry with demonstrable professional experience.

Lyon, France

Hybrid

27-11-2025