Assistant Manager - Business Development - ASEAN, South Asia & ANZ

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Main responsibilities 

• Drive BCS business in ASEAN, South Asia, Australia & New Zealand.
• Focused on developing the market with local team and distributors: expand customer portfolio and enhance market penetration.
• Develop, lead, and being accountable for BCS business growth through distributor management and customers engagement.
• Formulate customer‑specific or sub‑regional pitches that integrate scientific/technical insights with compelling marketing communication.
• Work closely with BASF local sales & mkt organization & distribution acting as BCS “expert”.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives and technical support in alignment with BCS global business management and local sales strategies.
• Gather market needs, trends and market intelligence related to Bioactives.
• Implement suitable training and expertise development measures for internal colleagues / distributors / customers in assigned sub-regions.
• Build up and manage assigned sub-regions local CSP pipeline, orchestrating the activities of the Global R&D towards the successful launch of CSP projects.
• Captures, manages and monetize specific customized projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master Degree in Science and/or Business Administration or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant working experience, preferably in a technical service and/or marketing field.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication, proficiency in Thai or Bahasa Indonesia is a plus.
• Preferred location in Indonesia or Thailand.
• Good understanding of care chemicals especially BCS product portfolio and related applications
• Strong business acumen.
• Works independently with strong ownership and minimal supervision.
• Experienced in value-based selling.

Work location

• Emporium Office, Bangkok

BASF has been present in Thailand for more than 50 years. The company offers a wide range of products and solutions to support almost all the key industries in the country, including Agricultural Solutions, Intermediates and Process Catalysts, Monomers, Petrochemicals, Coatings, Dispersions and Resins, Performance Chemicals, Care Chemicals, Nutrition and Health, and Performance Materials. BASF in Thailand was established in 1966 and maintains its head office in Bangkok. It operates three production sites in Samutprakarn, Chonburi and Rayong, an Automotive Coatings Technical Competence Center, and a Performance Materials Technical Development Center in Samutprakarn. In 2023, BASF posted sales of €570 million to customers in Thailand and had 625 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on  www.basf.com/th.