Assistant Sales Manager

Singapore - Singapore

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are a leading chemical company with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers and for a sustainable future.

We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you this means a variety of ways to progress.

Not only your performance but also your personality matter to us regardless of gender age ethnicity orientation and background. At BASF careers develop from opportunities.

Objectives of the Position

As part of the global Key Account Management organization you will execute sales activities aligned with the global key account strategy to achieve agreed sales volume pricing and selling cost objectives.

Main Tasks

Customer Management

Responsible for sales managing and retainingexisting accounts
Responsible for business development of new accounts and new products with the existing customers to grow overall market share
Maintain direct contact with key customer personnel collaborate with customers and internal functions to resolve problems.
Prepare periodical forecast reports and business plans timely.
Closely monitor the status of each account to ensure all accounts are settled timely andhighlight any foreseeable credit risks to the management and finance.
Ensure all business proposals and quotations are well prepared on time and price negotiations are planned and conducted in the best interest of company.

Account Strategy

Build comprehensive understanding of customers and competitors activities as well as market information of the business sectors/segments
Develop and implement key sales strategies and market programs to retain existing accounts and develop into new markets for business growth
Constantly updating market intelligence to be equipped with latest knowledge of market trends technology developments customers and competitors activities/position in the market.
Provide inputs on pricing structure according to market price trends customer consumption analysis sales terms and conditions customer profiles to ensure the highest profitable margin
Evaluate monthly quarterly and yearly business performance of each account to keep track of the sales performance and contribution margin achieved
Support sales management in preparing annual Operational Planning and sales plan for the coming years

Requirements:

Minimum bachelors degree in chemistry chemical engineering marketing business admin or other related field
3 years relevant working experience in Chemical or Semiconductor sector as Sales
Ability to work independently good stakeholder management skills.
Strong ability to communicate and engage with external customers.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Good knowledge of SAP & Salesforce.
Part of the customer portfolio would be companies with Headquarters in Taiwan. Knowledge of mandarin is essential.

About BASF in Singapore

BASF has been present in Singapore since 1978 supplying to customers from various industries including chemicals construction electronics personal care and health and nutrition. The company today operates four production facilities in Singapore as well as Human Nutrition Application Lab Asia Pacific for its nutrition and health business. BASF posted sales to customers in Singapore of about 300 million in 2023 and had 520 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on Experience:

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We are a leading chemical company with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers and for a sustainable future.We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you this means a variety of ways to progress. Not only your performance but also your perso...