Commercial Support Specialist - Wixom, MI

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world.  Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. 

ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

As a Commercial Support Specialist, you will LEAD by……….

In this role, you will be based in Michigan with responsibility for identifying customer needs, developing/ maintaining relationships with key purchasing, engineering, and customer contacts in order to support mobile emissions catalysts products, services, and technologies. This is an excellent developmental opportunity for future movement into Account Management.

Travel for the role is anticipated to be 10% of the time, domestically and internationally.  Work arrangement will be hybrid with 2-3 days a week either in office (Wixom, MI) or with customers.  

In this role you will:

• Strengthen and develop diverse customer relationships
• Support global launch activities
• Attend key customer Product Development Team and Purchasing meetings
• Track customer programs and deliverables, including internal timetables as well as enter sample orders/prototypes and track them.
• Initiate and track new part numbers
• Tactical implementation of the business development strategy
• Identification of new business opportunities and enhancement of existing customer relationships, canner relationships, market share, and profitability
• Development of account strategy, market share and profitability
• Maintaining customer scorecards to ensure preferred supplier status
• Prepare sales quotations, forecasting, analysis, and other business support

Your elements for success……

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering or Science
• 3+ years of experience in engineering, sales, program development/launch, technical, project management and/or business-related roles required
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills required
• Experience implementing business plans/strategies preferred

You @ BASF ECMS

At BASF ECMS you get more than just compensation, Medical & Dental. Our total offer includes a wide range of elements you need to be your best in every stage of your life.

• Flexible Work Arrangements whenever possible
• Retirement Benefits with company contributions
• Competitive Medical and Dental Plan Options
• Disability and Life Insurance Programs
• Wellness Programs
• Maternity/Paternity Leave, Infertility & Adoption reimbursement
• Mentoring & Development Programs
• Employee Discounts
• Pet insurance

What are you waiting for? Click Apply now to BELONG@BASF!!

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