Total 2 job vacancies by Basf South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

Objectives:

• To plan and direct sales & marketing activities in a specific country to achieve agreed sales volume, pricing and selling cost objectives by implementing consistently the overall sales strategy, using technical, organizational and customer knowledge
• Provide inputs and participate in the marketing, market planning and technical development of products and services
• Manage business of global key accounts, regional key accounts and local accounts with suitable business model to ensure customer satisfaction and reasonable cost to serve
• Optimize business model to maximize on business potential capture with less of complexity & cost optimization
• Ensure of operating business under country regulations and BASF compliance standard
• Identification of new businesses, analysis and realization of profitable, strategic opportunities

Responsibilities:

Implementation of sales strategies

• Improve commercial results of product portfolio according to the strategies via product promotion/ introduction, proposals of marketing plans, analysis of and proposal of sales/ distribution channels, pricing proposals, analysis of market to support decision on future product development strategies

Define customer needs and product application to enhance achievements of sales targets

• Conduct market research via visits, calls, interviews etc. to identify and understand customers’ expectations and needs. Develop lists of potential customers after research of the data
• Establish and maintain industry contacts that lead to sales
• Provide inputs to determine the application of the agreed product and service by evaluating product and service marketability and customers’ technical needs
• Maintain up-to-date understanding of industry trends and technical development that effect target markets
• Work with the R&D, customer service and logistics personnel to establish a communication path with the customer to ensure sales opportunities for product and services.

Customer management

• Maintain direct contact with customers’ key personnel and work with customers and internal functions to resolve problems/ expedite matters
• Participate in meetings for customer problem resolution
• Direct flow of information for sales activities ad transactions (leads, billings, order, contracts) and evaluate data to ensure assigned sales goals are met

Sales development

• Develop sales and marketing proposals to trace customers’ needs on consumption analysis, product/service performance, technical services needs
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of market activities, industry trends and recommend to supervisor modification/ changes of strategies/ practices.
• Make regular sales calls/visits to develop professional relationship and follow up on needs with the aim to close deals and finalize contracts

Product promotion

• Deliver and/or participate sales presentations/ workshop/ trade road show/workshops to promote/ introduce products/services
• Credit management
• Conclude sales contracts according to company credit policies and provide customer information as inputs to F&A (Finance and Accounting) to support revision of credit policies
• Work closely with the personnel responsible for account receivable to ensure that the customers honor the sales contract terms
• Provide customer credit information for company credit control function, ensure timely payment of receivables to meet established sales targets and revenue goal

Market intelligence

• Evaluate market trends, the application of products/technology, the service needs, intelligence on competitors, etc to identify new business opportunities

Requirements:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business, commercial or other related fields
• Minimum 5 years above of relevant work experience
• Knowledge of the Food & Dietary Supplement Industry e.g., size, current situation, and future scenarios; key players, competitors, and other stakeholders; and regulatory and other statutory requirements
• Strong ability for analytical and strategic thinking

Objectives:

• Lead the operational Supply Chain for the division Nutrition & Health in Asia and a diverse team across Asia responsible for the end-to-end execution of customer order fulfilment and availability in the region.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with various stakeholders, especially in Sales, Global Production Planning, Delivery Services and external service providers, to align service quality in Asia with overall business objectives.
• Manage operational processes within the business unit and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Ensure high service quality through continuous improvement of processes, with focus on Demand Validation and Order-to-Delivery execution together with the Sales and Regional Supply Chain peers globally.
• Lead the digital and organizational transformation for the Supply Chain in Asia in alignment with the broader business and company objectives as part of a Global Supply Chain Leadership team.
• Implementing training and digital upskilling for employees while inspiring and guiding the team to foster high performance and a positive work atmosphere as part of a winning culture.
• Analyses performance metrics and cost trends in your area of responsibility, deriving actionable steps for continuous improvement and efficiency. In addition, you manage budgeting and resources to optimize departmental assets.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the divisional Supply Chain for Nutrition and Health and a future fit organization

Requirements:

• Minimum degree in supply chain or other related field.
• Experience in the field of Supply Chain and/or Order to Cash or closely linked commercial roles
• Leadership experience in global and diverse context
• Structured work organization and high teamwork competence, along with excellent analytical thinking abilities
• Profound understanding of company and/or other corporate, global organizations with end-to-end execution and their culture