Job Description

For our entity in Morocco, we are looking for a Sales Manager Performance Materials Engineering Plastics NWA to join our sales team. The position will be based in Tangier, Morocco.

Functional / Operational tasks: Responsible for the Performance Materials Engineering Plastics business in North-West Africa acting as a First point of contact for BASF Develop our business with existing customers Hunt for new business and customers Collect relevant market Intelligence and trends as well as customer needs Leads pricing negotiations Drives relationship Management (All Levels and functions) Supports customer homologations and technical visits. Follow-up and tracking of customer technical projects Close contact with all Relevant Key Accounts

Other Tasks: Reporting activities Applies Best Sales Practices Interaction with others: Internally: Marketing, Technical Development, Technical Service, Commercial Management, BU Management, Order management and Planning, Legal Department, Customer service, Credit Risk Management, Quality, Product management Externally: All local assigned customers, Suppliers, Associations and other Stakeholders.

What we expect:

Education: Education & training required plus additional time-extensive job-related training including formal examination (e.g. PhD, BS - MS, MBA) University Degree in life sciences, alternatively Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, + A master degree in Economics, Marketing or Business Administration.

Working Experience: Breadth/depth of experience required Experience working with similar systems in a similar business environment At least 7 years of Sales and Technical service experience in Engineering Plastics Industry.

Industry and/or Country specific requirements: Location: Tangier Sales Meetings in North Africa and/or Europe Technical & Professional Knowledge: Account Management Hunting / Business development Engineering Plastics Customer orientation and entrepreneurial drive Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Team oriented and willing to interact in multicultural teams IT skills: Office knowledge Language skills (level): Arabic (mother Language) French (mother Language) English (fluent)

What we offer: Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and on-the-job training as part of a committed team. Competitive compensation including attractive benefits as well as excellent career opportunities in an international company.