Job Highlights
- Support the Business Director in executing business plans, marketing and pricing strategies, developing regional sales forecasting, support on regulatory and commercial topics, ensuring deep product knowledge, customer intimacy, and understanding of target markets to drive market development for North America.
- Maintain, develop, monitor, conduct, and communicate market analysis and market intelligence/trends in collaboration with the sales force, global marketing, and other relevant parties.
- Serve as the primary commercial contact for transactional, prospect, and designated distributor accounts, handling quotations, order follow-up, product inquiries, and day-to-day account management.
- Evaluate new market opportunities in North America in close cooperation with the sales force to achieve short, mid and long term business objectives.
- Prepare short, medium, and long-term forecasts to ensure accurate business planning. Coordinate with relevent supply functions including global and regional supply chain.
Experience / Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or another closely related field.
- 3-5 years of professional relevant experience.
- Excellent analytical thinking and reasoning skills.
- Strong business acumen and excellent understanding of how to develop a business.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong sales and negotiation skills.
- This is a HYBRID role with an on-site presence required in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office approximately 3 days per week each week.
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. Be part of it! What we offer
- Compensation We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program. The established starting salary for this position, in this location, is $88,400. 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.
- DiversityLANXESS 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! Join the LANXESS team!
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Lanxess Corporation
life insurance
Aug 03, 2026