BASF Seeks District Sales Manager

Where the Chemistry Happens

Sales at BASF revolves around the customer experience and driving profitable growth.

We are looking for a professional like you to act as the face to BASF field staff, to the marketplace and to key industry stakeholders or trade organizations. In this role, you will have responsibility for leading the retail and grower focused resources within their geography, inclusive of managing both direct reports and influencing indirect reports. You will also be responsible for the defined financial performance in your assigned district.

Formula for Success

Leveraging your Bachelor degree and 10+ years’ experience in Sales and/or Marketing, you will manage sales, people development and customer engagement targets within your geography.

Managing a team of sales professionals, you will achieve targets by leading your team in translating and deploying the national marketing strategy/messages into sales execution plans for their local area(s), while acting as an advocate for BASF & the agriculture industry.

Your strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to develop strong, successful business relationships will serve you well as you align with Key customers in your geography as an additional point of - having a direct relationship with top 20 influencers / customers in your geography. You will also align with your AM counterpart in planning and development of a geographic sales plan / approach for Distribution, Retail and Grower engagement and Segmentation. This role is part of the South Region Leadership Team and will contribute to short / long term strategy development regarding sales planning, execution, customer segmentation and people development.

As a role model, you will promote staff engagement, cultural values and embrace the use of data beyond sales figures as key characteristics of a successful field sales staff.

Create Your Own Chemistry: What We Offer You

Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. You@BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you—the whole you—in all stages of your life and career. With you@BASF, you create your own chemistry.

The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success.

BASF provides interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job.

BASF is committed to pay transparency practices. The competitive Pay Range for this role is $123,300 - $169,510. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.