Key Account Manager- Acids and Polyalcohols (Intermediates Business)

LOCATION

Godrej One - Mumbai, IND

COMPANY

BASF India Limited

JOB FIELD

Marketing & Sales

JOB TYPE

Permanent

JOB ID

139677

FLEXIBLE WORK OPTIONS

On-site

How will You Do It

Sales & Account Manager

• Drive the business of assigned customers/territory aiming to meet or exceed business targets (cCM1 & Volumes) for respective customers
• Implementation of respective SBU strategy in country and identify and implement business or value growth for respective customers/territory
• Continuously increase market and competitor intelligence and update customers and competitor’s data (supply/demand)
• Effective credit control and working capital management at customer to meet financial targets for DSO, DIV and overdue managemen
• Carry out market studies/ projects for respective end industry /customers for identifying future opportunities
• Negotiate and close deals or contracts with customers by taking complete customer accountability & leveraging knowledge of entire product value chain, supply capabilities and competition
• Ensure business compliance according to BASF policy

Customer Relationship Management

• Develop, align and execute mid- and long-term account plans
• Identify & translate market opportunities into business through cross BU cooperation & new working concepts / ideas
• To identify & develop differentiation strategies to improve competitive advantage by understanding customer needs, gathering & sharing of market & competitor information – Ensure value pricing whenever applicable
• Develop lasting customer relationships to identify business trends in and beyond the customer scope or respective portfolio
• Identify and attract new customers, pursue new applications, and interact with corresponding process and product developers of the potential customers, leading to profitable future business
• Ensure high/wide customer contacts and regular visits to customers

Operational Task

• Provide operational guidance and coordinate the relevant functional departments to ensure value creation and customer satisfaction
• Use of NPS to continuously improve customer experience
• Accountable for Demand- and Sales Forecast and fulfilment supporting efficient planning of products and services to support production planning (return on assets) using tools like OMP DP and local merchandising business model
• To enhance work coherence, quality & efficiency by contributing actively in sales meetings, reporting and in developing customer training/communication materials for sales
• Ensure effective, open and speedy communications for faster decision making

Ensure adherence to business initiatives /tool, e.g. OMP-(Demand Planning ), PMM ( Price & Margin Management), NPS (Net Promotor Score), Customer Network/KAM (Key Account Management) , TransperenCI, CLM (contracting tool)

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What We Look For

Educational Qualification

• B.Sc., B.E., or B.Tech in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Candidates from the Pharmaceutical, Agro, or Coatings industry will be preferred.

Loction

• Mumbai Vikroli (Godrej One)