Now hiring! Asset and Product Manager

Florham Park, NJ (Hybrid)

We are looking for an Asset and Product Manager to join our Care Chemicals team in Florham Park, NJ.

Come create chemistry with us!

BASF’s Care Chemicals division is a globally leading supplier to the cosmetics, detergents and cleaning industries. We also offer solutions for technical applications and crop protection. Together with our customers, we create innovative solutions to meet the current and future needs of society more sustainably. We contribute to the long-term success of our customers’ brands with a broad range of products and concepts via our global network of production and development sites. 

As the Asset and Product Manager, you will have responsibility for the profitability, growth, and strategic direction of BASF’s APG (alkyl polyglucoside) portfolio for North America. You will connect market and customer needs with pricing, supply, operations, and long-term asset strategy across regional production and BASF’s global supply network.

As an Asset and Product Manager, you create chemistry by…

• Owning portfolio performance: Drive sustainable, profitable growth for the APG portfolio through disciplined management of price, volume, product mix, cost, margin, and customer opportunities.
• Developing product and asset strategy: Develop, communicate, and execute product and asset strategies, including portfolio positioning, capacity requirements, asset utilization, supply-network options, technology, scale, and cost competitiveness.
• Leading pricing and margin management: Establish pricing strategies with business management; support customer bids; strengthen pricing-process discipline; evaluate raw-material and other cost movements; and recommend timely corrective actions.
• Turning market intelligence into action: Monitor market trends, customer needs, competitive activity, supply-demand dynamics, market pricing, raw-material developments, and technology changes using internal and external sources.
• Managing business planning and KPIs: Support forecasting, scenario analysis, and portfolio-performance reviews. Track margin, volume, mix, asset utilization, forecast quality, and progress against strategic growth priorities. 
• Building strong stakeholder alignment: Collaborate closely with Care Chemicals sales, marketing, finance, operations, production, supply chain, other product managers, global network partners, and BASF platform groups. 

If you…

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Business, Marketing, Sales, or another relevant technical or commercial discipline.
• Preferably have over 5 years of commercial experience in product management, marketing, sales, finance, or a related commercial role.
• Demonstrate strong financial and analytical capability, including pricing, margin, cost, and scenario analysis.
• Can translate market, customer, financial, and operational information into clear recommendations, priorities, and executable plans.
• Have experience collaborating across commercial, supply-chain, operational, manufacturing, and financial teams.
• Exhibit excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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Pay transparency

BASF is committed to pay transparency practices. The competitive pay range for this role is $129,600 – $162,000. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Equal employment opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.