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Job Highlights

• Manage and grow sales at key, regional and distributor accounts for LANXESS Lubricant Additives Business (LAB) with account and budget responsibility. Develop and maintain key account plans while keeping CRM current.
• Identify customer and product combination, niche value propositions in, but not exclusively, to the Metal Working Fluids (MWF) -- Lubricant Additives market with focus on Additin products.
• Proactively engage and contribute to ongoing supply and operational planning through IBP monthly meetings. Ability to take ownership whenever required with a proactive approach to cost management, forecasting, overdues, incoterm alignment, etc. Ability to lead by example at all times and guide and coach more junior sales managers as appropriate.
• Ability to learn the LANXESS culture, people, LAB product line, markets, customers, while developing a positive reputation within the business unit.
• Trade show participation-AFPM, ILMA, STLE and NLGI as assigned.

Experience / Skills

• Bachelor's Degree, MBA or Advanced Technical Degree preferred.
• 5-10 years of relevant sales experience.
• Must have the ability to sell and drive results while being business savvy with a customer focus.
• Excellent people management, influencing, relationship, team building and conflict management skills.
• Must have the ability to be creative and a strategic thinker.
• Ability to manage complexity to favorable outcomes.
• Ideally candidate should reside in the Midwest - Chicago, Ohio, etc.
• Must be able to travel up to 50 percent of the time.

Location Pittsburgh
Employee Type Regular
Who we are
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.
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What we offer

• Compensation We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program. Please note, the actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level.
• Comprehensive Benefits We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global "Xwork" program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
• Diversity LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.

LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors.
We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!
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