[Hiring] Sales Account Manager @BASF SE

Role Description

We are looking for an Inside Sales Account Manager to join our Intermediates team. This position is a field position covering a variety of chemical markets such as Water Treatment, CASE, and personal care. Travel for this role is estimated to be 40-60%. The preferred candidate will live in the Houston area or within one hour of a major airport in the Eastern or Central Time Zone.

As a Sales Account Manager, you create chemistry by:

• Developing and managing lead generation and collaborating with Product Managers, Business Development while closing new business opportunities.
• Identifying new customers and valuable market intelligence in North America to support organic growth.
• Creating a winning value proposition for all stakeholders while building lasting customer relationships to identify business opportunities and trends.
• Participating as a Sales and customer management professional, including Salesforce collaboration, call reports, reporting of key intelligence data, contract management & negotiations, price, and margin management of customer portfolio.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or Business.
• 8+ years Sales and customer experience.
• Commodity experience (preferred).
• Excellent planning, organizing and work management skills to effectively prioritize customer needs and BASF needs.
• Experience and success being a self-starter.
• Effective and persuasive communication and presentation skills that sell benefits and create value.
• Strong customer focus combined with an entrepreneurial approach that creates a winning value proposition for all stakeholders.
• The willingness to learn and apply sales techniques.
• Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Share Point. CRM and Salesforce experience (preferred).

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible.
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options.
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members.
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more).
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive.
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens.
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!