Remote Regional Sales Leader – Lubricant Additives

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible working

Training & development

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH is seeking a sales leader to manage and grow key regional and distributor accounts within LANXESS Lubricant Additives Business (LAB). You will develop account plans, maintain CRM, and identify value propositions in the Metal Working Fluids market, with a focus on Additin products.

The role requires 5–10 years of sales experience, strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to travel up to 50 percent, with ideally a Midwest residence.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant sales experience.
• Must have the ability to sell and drive results while being business savvy with a customer focus.
• Excellent people management, influencing, relationship, team building and conflict management skills.
• Must have the ability to be creative and a strategic thinker.
• Ability to manage complexity to favorable outcomes.
• Ideally candidate should reside in the Midwest – Chicago, Ohio, etc.
• Must be able to travel up to 50 percent of the time.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow sales at key, regional and distributor accounts with account and budget responsibility.
• Develop and maintain key account plans while keeping CRM current.
• Identify customer and product combinations and niche value propositions in the MWF – Lubricant Additives market with focus on Additin products.
• Proactively engage in IBP monthly meetings and take ownership to control costs, forecasting, overdues, and incoterms.

Skills

Sales experience

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Customer focus

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Advanced technical degree

Job description

LANXESS Deutschland GmbH is seeking a sales leader to manage and grow key regional and distributor accounts within LANXESS Lubricant Additives Business (LAB). You will develop account plans, maintain CRM, and identify value propositions in the Metal Working Fluids market, with a focus on Additin products.

The role requires 5–10 years of sales experience, strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to travel up to 50 percent, with ideally a Midwest residence.