Account Manager Care Chemicals at BASF East Africa Ltd

Job description

What you can expect

A Technical Manager will be expected to maintain and develop customer relationships according to

Business Unit strategies. Core responsibilities will include:

• Identify and implement possible improvements to business processes to achieve higher customer satisfaction

• Ensure all functional areas operate in full compliance with BASF’s agreed quality requirements

• Anaylse to identify, extract and prioritise the facts and determine a proper understanding of the issues and concerns

• Determine and understand the key factors driving the various target audiences and decision makers and to target and gain support for proposals

• Develop concepts and innovative solutions to address customer application concerns and problems with existing products

• Providing clarification in communication and understanding between personnel in different functional areas

• Ensure that agreed initiatives are implemented properly and timeously.

What we expect

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in B2B sales

• Experience in Home and Personal Care Industry

• BASF experience will be an added advantage

• Ability to sell products that need technical explanation

• Strong communication and people skills.

• Well organised, meticulous and able to plan and priorities activities.

• Perform well under pressure.

• Able to work as an integral member of a team as well as individually

We offer :

Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and on-the-job training as part of a committed team. Competitive compensation including attractive benefits as well as excellent career opportunities in an international company.