Sales Account Manager

Now hiring! Sales Account Manager

Remote

We are looking for a 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.

Come create chemistry with us!

The Amines & Specialties Business (CIA & CID Chemical Intermediates) is seeking a professional like you to serve as Sales Account Manager.  In this role, you will manage a variety of customers and consistently drive to find new business opportunities and strive to support organic growth targets. In return for innovating and pushing yourself to be the best every day, you will have your accomplishments recognized and rewarded, get interesting growth opportunities, and know first-hand what it feels like to be surrounded by a global network of other high performing colleagues.

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 will be evident as you build lasting customer relationships to identify business opportunities and trends, as well as build a strong network with internal stakeholders.


• Participating as a Sales and customer management professional.  This includes Salesforce collaboration, call reports, reporting of any key intelligence data collected, contract management & negotiations, price, and margin management of customer portfolio.

If you have...

• 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 creates 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).

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• 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!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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Pay transparency

BASF is committed to pay transparency practices. The competitive Pay Range for this role is $150.000 - $175.000. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Equal employment opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.