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【PM】TPU Sales, Assistant Manager,Yokohama

BASF

BASF

Sales & Business Development
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Posted on Oct 10, 2024

Objectives of the Position
• Create new TPU market & develop new projects (focus in Japan & Other country in Asia) to maximize business result & aim create sustainable business growth
• Establish Market Development (MD) strategy to business growth through providing the excellent tech capabilities
• Utilize to the fullest internal capabilities (R&D, Operation, TD, Sales etc…) & initiate market development until commercialization
• Create broad connection with target accounts& propose potential solutions to customers
• Partially take care running business accounts to learn sales job
• Domestic and international business trip is necessary to new business development

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities
As Sales job
• Implement to achieve annual target (e, Net sales, cCM1) for own accounts.
• Drive relationship management with own accounts to develop higher level of contact (all functions)
• Identifies &develop business opportunities based on a market & product understanding.
• Distributor management to maximize sales efficiency.
• Effective Non-Conformance Management (NCM) by adequate resolution and closure of all NCM’s
• Coordinates with local country Technical Team and resources to conduct customers evaluation, trials, and troubleshooting.
• Actively participate and contribute on the activities related to targeted markets together with the Global, regional, and local team
• Develop and manages opportunity pipeline.
As Market development
• Identify technology & Market trends and share with segment leads- technology trends, competition, regulations, etc.
• Establish market development strategy to meet business growth target following team strategy
• Steers potential TPU selected customer projects / new applications and manages projects till commercialization.
• Initiate new business development opportunities together with relevant colleagues (R&D, TD, Operation, Sales etc..)
• Coordinate closely with product management, operations, R&D, and sales as necessary and work as one team to accomplish tasks.
• Develops and manages opportunity pipeline
• Supports technical projects/activities and ensure good progress of these projects, by assigning appropriate expertise and using effective project management approach.
Others
• Establish best practices across regions
• Plan and implement the career development plan following CHOICE
• Whenever necessary, provides input towards related strategy and/or roadmap from an industry perspective and material perspective. Provides information like market size, business potential (volume, price), product performance, potential customers, customer needs, application examples etc.
• Traveling abroad to support necessary new account development and business development.

Minimum Education & qualifications

Education

  • Masters or Bachelor of chemical engineering, chemistry, Polymers, or related fields/Business administration

Working Experience

  • Minimum 5 Years’ Experience of thermoplastic elastomer for sales position or business development position in Japanese TPE market
  • Proven track record of developing and executing successful segment strategies and plans throughout an organization. In-depth knowledge of competitive dynamics and how to integrate segment marketing into the overall business strategy
  • Effective Business Reporting / Communication in English
  • Handling and customer management (claims, issues, specific requests, etc.)

Technical & Professional Knowledge

  • Strong knowledge polymers (product properties, product development etc..) and/or applications (tech development, design, evaluation, requirements)
  • Effective business reporting, communication & presentation in English & Japanese
  • Handing & manage claims, issues, specific request etc. from customers
  • Preferable Deep understanding & experience in Thermoplastics Elastomer Industry.