Regional Sales Manager Fatty Alcohols and Glycerine (m/f/d)

At Care Chemicals, we carry the passion to care. Our people stand as our most prized asset, and we cultivate a culture of compassion, support, and growth. Through this, we empower our team to excel both personally and professionally. United as one, we are dedicated to pioneering sustainable, digitized, and innovative solutions for a brighter future. Nourishing lotions, mild shampoos, protective sunscreens – these products, along with environmentally friendly detergents and high-performance cleaners, feature ingredients crafted by our Care Chemicals division. Our portfolio extends to plant protection solutions, technical applications in construction chemistry, raw materials for the coatings industry and digital services for our customers. Collaborating with global clients, we engineer innovative solutions with a growing emphasis on sustainable sourcing. Let’s sketch a better future together!

Within our unit, we serve the Home and Personal Care market with Standard (Co)Surfactants building the backbone of the vast majority of formulations present in the market. Besides, we offer a portfolio of Surfactants, thickeners and cosmetic Fatty Alcohols for more specific purposes. Last but not least, we serve other industries with Glycerin, co-products and Technical Fatty Alcohols. We are a dynamic, well connected, international and diverse team, covering the EMEA market and with head office in Monheim am Rhein and look forward to welcoming a new team member, taking care of the job as described hereafter.

• As Regional Sales Manager, you primarily focus on managing sales activities related to glycerine, co-products, and technical fatty alcohols.
• You are responsible for negotiating and placing yearly contracts for Glycerine, developing and maintaining a customer portfolio, and selling available volumes of co-products. These tasks will be performed in close cooperation with the production teams at Holthausen (Germany) and Boussens (France).
• In addition, you deeply defend and develop sales to Technical Fatty Alcohols customers. This involves working closely with the Project Management Team, the Fatty Alcohols Project Management Team, and the Sales Team. You also play a key role in providing market feedback to the internal team to help adjust the marketing strategy accordingly.
• The main focus of this role is the German market, with some involvement in handling international customers as well. You are expected to actively push and support profit-boosting activities within your assigned area of responsibility.

• degree in chemistry or chemical engineering, preferably with focus in the surfactant/fatty alcohol business
• 3 - 5 years of relevant working experience in the sales field
• team player with strong networking skills and hunting spirit
• familiar in using standard IT applications and advanced digital tools
• willingness to travel in the region of responsibility
• strong communication skills in both German and English as well as advanced negotiation skills

• Inspiring networks for the development and implementation of your ideas (e.g. Women in Business)
• Mentoring programs and learning opportunities for your professional and personal development
• Career paths as professional development to other positions in the company (including job rotation)
• Cooperations with fitness and health studios and numerous other (preventive) offers for your health
• 30 days of vacation as well as the possibility of special leave and sabbatical models
• Flexible working time models (e.g. part-time employment or job sharing)
• Attractive competitive salary and a variable bonus
• Social counselling, support with retirement provision and share programme for employees

Do you have any questions about the application process or the position? Please reach out to: Corinna Granterath(Talent Acquisition), corinna.granterath@basf.com, Tel.:+49 30 2005-59302

First information about our application process can be found here: http://on.basf.com/applicationprocess.

Moisturizing creams, mild shampoos, strong styling gels, glossy lipsticks and protective sunscreens – all of these products contain ingredients made by BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH, a BASF subsidiary. Using natural, renewable raw materials, we develop and produce a large range of ingredients for the personal care sector. Learn more about BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH at on.basf.com/ECareandNutrition

Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.