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Account Manager, Engineering Plastics (2102210) - Wyandotte, MI or Home Office in the Midwest Market
Where the Chemistry Happens
We are seeking a professional like you to join our team to own critical account management activities to ensure our team achieves current and future target objectives. Our collaborative culture leverages our sales, technical service, and marketing teams' experience in the execution of our marketing strategies and translates them into profitable and sustainable business for BASF.
In this role, you will manage a balanced approach in farming existing customers and hunting for new customers, actively seek to improve day-to-day work efficiencies, propose any process improvements to peers and managers, and provide necessary feedback into strategic business decisions impacting your customer accounts and our future business objectives. Additionally, you will be responsible for the execution of the market segment strategies applicable to your customer base.
Formula for Success
Leveraging your education in Engineering or Business and professional background in Sales and/or Application/Business Development, you will negotiate pricing, service offerings, and terms by developing and executing contracts with customers to generate the maximum value for BASF and your customers. Additionally, you will develop unique value propositions for your customers and manage and implement value pricing, identify growth opportunities, and resolve customer issues.
Driving strategic decisions for the business, you will develop and execute regional, as well as, contribute to or lead the global strategic account plans as applicable for your area of responsibility in order to meet or exceed set annual objectives and budgets for accounts while effectively manage business relationships with key decision makers and influencers at the accounts.
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- Your keen ability to be a proven and highly effective problem solver will differentiate you in our business.
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- Successfully engaging across the organization and with global counterparts, you will collaborate with other sales colleagues, marketing, and technical personnel to develop and commercialize new products and applications.
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- Demonstrating your experience in Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Technical Service and your capability to identify new and highly profitable applications, you will leverage existing products at current and new accounts.
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- Your ability to influence others will be a valued asset as you drive relationships between senior leaders and strategic customers and influence and lead regional cross functional teams to accelerate the growth and profitability of your accounts.
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- Using your strong ability to deal with complex business issues and have organizational awareness, you will manage messaging to internal and external customers.
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- Relying on your experience in the automotive industry and with polyurethanes and/or plastics, you will share market and customer intelligence with Market Segment Leaders to help challenge and refine market segment strategies and the prioritization of innovation resources.
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- Your commitment to customer satisfaction will be evident as you take ownership of the customer that engages cross-functional team members when needed to solve complex issues, while representing the voice of the customer with a sense of urgency.
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Create Your Own Chemistry: What We Offer You
Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. You@BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you-the whole you-in all stages of your life and career. With you@BASF, you create your own chemistry.
The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans, to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success. Working for a large, global organization, you'll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career.
BASF provides interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job.
Job: SALE - Sales
Organization: N-PMN/TW-Transportation Sales-60000461
Title: Account Manager- Engineered Plastics
Location: MI-Wyandotte
Requisition ID: 2102210
