Sales Manager (Polymer Additives)

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH; Asia; Presencial; PEN 336.000 - 504.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive compensation package

Global bonus program

Retirement plans and life insurance

Flexible working arrangements (Xwork)

Professional development & training

Descripción de la vacante

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH is seeking a senior sales leader to drive market penetration into coatings, adhesives, and consumer products, while strengthening the automotive and polymer business. You will lead new opportunities and manage global key accounts across Asia-Pacific regions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in chemical engineering or chemistry and 5–10 years of chemicals sales experience, with a track record in market analysis, customer acquisition, and strategic account development to

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• 5–10+ years of chemicals sales and business development experience across coatings, adhesive, construction and polymer sectors.
• Proven ability to identify, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities and strategically grow revenue.
• Experience navigating global key accounts and aligning local execution with global strategy.
• Ability to translate product properties into compelling commercial value propositions.

Responsabilidades

• Lead market penetration into coatings, adhesives, and consumer product segments.
• Strengthen and grow automotive and polymer business and drive growth opportunities.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing customers and protect core business.
• Ensure robust forecasting, CRM discipline, and aligned business planning.
• Collaborate with Technical Service, Supply Chain and Regulatory to resolve complex challenges.

Conocimientos

Market development

Business development

Global key account management

Technical-commercial translation

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or related field

Descripción del empleo

Job Requirements

Job Purpose

• Lead market penetration into coatings, adhesives, and consumer product segments, construction industry the key target.
• Strengthening and growing the existing automotive and polymer business.

Job Highlights

• Lead new business development, new product introduction, identifying growth opportunities and driving market penetration in Indonesia coatings and adhesives applications.
• Drive, manage and optimize sales growth for Indonesia. Maintain strong, high-level relationships with existing customers, protecting core business from competitive threats.
• Accountable for ensure robust IBP accurate forecasting, CRM system discipline, effective business planning, drive commercial excellence.
• Accountable for the successful management of global key accounts, new business development initiatives and partner effectively with Technical Service, Supply Chain and Regulatory to resolve complex customer challenges and streamline operations. Ensure all local and regional commercial initiatives strictly align with corporate compliance guidelines and LANXESS’s global strategic growth pillars.

Work Experience

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
• Industry Expertise: More than 5 to 10 years of chemicals sales and business development experience in coatings, adhesive, constructions, and polymer sectors.
• Business Development: Proven ability to identify, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities across target industries and applications. Skilled in market analysis, customer acquisition, lead generation, and strategic account development to drive sustainable revenue growth and expand market presence
• Global Key Account Management: Experience navigating global key accounts, mapping stakeholders, and aligning local execution with global corporate strategies.
• Technical-Commercial Translation: Ability to translate complex product properties into compelling commercial value propositions, with confidence in engaging customer technical teams.

Benefits

What We Offer You

• Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning .
• Diversity: For us, talent matters, we welcome everyone who commits to our values. We strongly believe that including diverse perspectives makes us more innovative and enhances our competitiveness. Therefore, we embrace the uniqueness of every single individual and are truly committed to supporting our people in developing their individual potential.

Important Notice on Recruitment Fraud:

Please be aware that LANXESS does not request any form of payment or monetary compensation as a pre-condition for employment. All legitimate job opportunities with our company will follow a formal recruitment process, and any communication will come from an official company email domain. If you are ever in doubt about the authenticity of a job offer or recruitment communication, please contact us directly. We take recruitment fraud serious and encourage all applicants to remain vigilant.