Sales Manager

• Implement targeted sales plans across assigned territories by identifying key market segments and preparing strategic prospecting lists in coordination with Marketing.
• Evaluate customer sales data to qualify high-potential prospects and establish targeted, actionable commercial strategies.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute structured customer visits based on sales targets, utilizing historic data to define clear meeting objectives.
• Provide timely, actionable feedback to senior management by drafting concise visit reports and progress summaries.
• Initiate regular prospecting activities targeting competitor clients and potential accounts, collaborating with distributor sales forces when necessary.
• Develop an active information network to monitor competitor threats, identify new industrial site developments, and track regional economic trends.
• Assess customer profitability per product line to strategically implement price increases or introduce high-added-value solutions.
• Define and execute customized customer loyalty strategies using efficient communication channels, including site visits, digital outreach, and distributor networks.
• Accelerate cash collection by directly contacting accounts and resolving payment escalations in coordination with the Credit Control team.
• Manage, mentor, and align the commercial teams in Penang and Perak to ensure high performance and compliance with company business models.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven B2B sales experience, ideally within the industrial gases, chemicals, or manufacturing sectors.
• At least 2 years of successful experience in a management, supervisory, or team leadership role.
• Strong business acumen with a solid understanding of market dynamics, customer profitability analysis, and financial metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize innovative negotiation techniques and present tailored technical or commercial solutions to complex accounts.
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to lead regional teams and collaborate effectively across a matrixed, multinational group.

**We thank you for your interest in Air Liquide. Interested applicants are encouraged to send in a detailed resume, including reason for leaving for past employment. Please be informed that only shortlisted candidates would be notified.**

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At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.