We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18.000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.
Your work will directly influence Covestro's growth trajectory by:
Expanding our market presence by identifying new business opportunities.
Accelerating customer adoption of our newest innovations and technologies.
Building strategic partnerships that form the foundation of our sustainable growth.
Providing critical market intelligence that shapes our product development.
Supporting key accounts with consistent, high-quality local service.
Representing Covestro's vision in industry associations and market forums.
What You'll Do
Identify and understand needs of the customers and market trends and based on this, select suitable products within the comprehensive product portfolio of principal and introduce them to the customers.
Act as first point of contact towards customers and help to solve critical issues around orders (e.g. logistics, product quality/specifications, shortage of material).
Communicate all business decisions taken by the principal to the customer, coordinate all account related business activities and support achievement of principal`s sales targets.
Facilitate conclusion of principal`s agreements with customers.
Collect, analyze and provide market information on customers (e.g. related financial statistics), competition, market prices, industry sectors, raw material trends and other business relevant data to the principal.
Provide support and local insights to the principal for the development of the sales strategy and marketing plan.
Who You'll Work With
Externally: Customers at all levels, industry stakeholders, value chain partners, universities, industry associations, and government departments.
Internally: Country Cluster Manager, Account Managers, Key Account Managers, Commercial Operations teams, Supply Chain Center, and Application Development.
What You Bring
• Education: commercial education or degree in a business, mechanical and/or chemical discipline.
• Minimum 5-7 years business experience, including sales force experience.
• The position holder should possess managerial skills that include critical thinking, organization, decisiveness, planning and sound judgment.
• The candidate must have the ability to work with diverse cultures and willingness to travel nationally and internationally.
• Position holder must be able to motivate, coach and direct a broad spectrum of people without reporting line and with different cultural background.
• Customer-oriented, selling and communication skills, interpersonal skills (team player, listening skills), highly motivated, disciplined and well organized.
• Strong language skills (fluent in local official language and English is mandatory).
• Computer literacy at operational level (MS-Office, SAP, CRM).
• Driving license.
• Technical skills to consult the customers on existing and new products and applications.
• Experiences in international companies in a similar role.
YOUR APPLICATION
Are you as curious, courageous and colorful as we are? If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application including a cover letter, resume/CV, and relevant certificates. Become part of our Team - apply now!
Contact Us
www.covestro.comCovestro welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of racial or ethnic origin, skin color, nationality, religion, philosophy, gender, age, physical characteristics, marital status, disability, appearance, sexual orientation and sexual identity. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.
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What We Do
Covestro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Covestro supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Covestro are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, cosmetics and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.
The company is committed to becoming fully circular and is striving to become climate neutral by 2035 (scope 1, 2 and 3). Covestro generated sales of EUR 14.4 billion in fiscal 2023. At the end of 2023, the company had 48 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).
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