Hiring: Coatings Adhesives Sealants Account Manager Company: UBE Corporation America Inc. Location: Naugatuck, CT Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 19:02:28 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : R About the job Experience: •10 years of relevant professional experience combined from sales and technical work. Required Skills: •Ready to own the customer relationship—and drive the next wave of growth? •We’re looking for a Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants Account Manager to join our North American team and play a key role in growing our business across existing and new customers. •This is not just a sales role. We’re looking for someone who can combine technical curiosity, commercial drive, customer partnership, and an entrepreneurial mindset to uncover opportunities and turn them into growth. •Own key customer relationships and become their trusted technical and commercial partner •Drive sales, profitability, new business development and market growth across your territory •Identify unmet customer needs and new market opportunities and turn them into development projects •Work closely with R&D, Applications and Technical teams to develop solutions that solve real customer challenges •Build and expand relationships across a significant portfolio of materials and applications Qualifications: •This position requires a BS or higher in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science, or a business administration degree with past exposure to the chemicals business or similar. •Entrepreneurial action: Find a way, self-motivated, driven to succeed. •This is a leadership position leading diverse groups of people who may not directly report to Coatings Adhesives Sealants Account Manager. A high degree of ownership and willingness to push and close business against a variety of obstacles is key to success, while being a good team player and open communicator. •High tolerance for ambiguity, tight timelines and aggressive competition are important – high drive to hunt, close and win in a competitive marketplace as part of an entrepreneurial team. •Individual needs to be approachable by customers and employees with a wide range of backgrounds and skills. •Willingness to develop solid knowledge of the product portfolio, polyurethane chemistry, processing needs and pitfalls. •Demonstrated capacity to recommend specific products and processing. •Demonstrated capacity to conceptualize new PUD & prepolymer formulations for particular needs. •Deep expertise in the principles of chemicals & materials sales, pricing, negotiating. •Minimal of 10 years of relevant professional experience combined from sales and technical work. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!