For our entity in Morocco, we are looking for a Sales Manager Performance Materials Engineering Plastics NWA to join our sales team.
The position will be based in Tangier, Morocco.
Functional / Operational tasks :
- Responsible for the Performance Materials Engineering Plastics business in North-West Africa acting as a First point of contact for BASF
- Develop our business with existing customers
- Hunt for new business and customers
- Collect relevant market Intelligence and trends as well as customer needs
- Leads pricing negotiations
- Drives relationship Management (All Levels and functions)
- Supports customer homologations and technical visits.
- Follow-up and tracking of customer technical projects
- Close contact with all Relevant Key Accounts
Other Tasks :
Reporting activitiesApplies Best Sales PracticesInteraction with others :
Internally : Marketing, Technical Development, Technical Service, Commercial Management, BU Management, Order management and Planning, Legal Department, Customer service, Credit Risk Management, Quality, Product managementExternally : All local assigned customers, Suppliers, Associations and other Stakeholders.What we expect :
Education : Education & training required
plus additional time-extensive job-related training including formal examination (e.g. PhD, BS - MS, MBA)
University Degree in life sciences, alternatively Mechanical or Industrial Engineering,A master degree in Economics, Marketing or Business Administration.Working Experience :
Breadth / depth of experience requiredExperience working with similar systems in a similar business environmentAt least 7 years of Sales and Technical service experience in Engineering Plastics Industry.Industry and / or Country specific requirements :
Location : TangierSales Meetings in North Africa and / or EuropeTechnical & Professional Knowledge :
Account ManagementHunting / Business developmentEngineering PlasticsCustomer orientation and entrepreneurial driveExcellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenTeam oriented and willing to interact in multicultural teamsIT skills :
Office knowledgeLanguage skills (level) :
Arabic (mother Language)French (mother Language)English (fluent)What 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.