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Sales Manager, Automotive - China

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About INEOS Styrolution


INEOS Styrolution is the world’s leading styrenics supplier, with a high-performing portfolio of styrene monomer, polystyrene, ABS and advanced styrenic products.     
With more than 90 years of innovation in materials science, INEOS Styrolution is focused on customer satisfaction with differentiated solutions that provide a competitive edge as well as investments in technology that enable closed loop recyclability for styrenics while reducing our carbon emissions.     
INEOS Styrolution applications can be found in many everyday products across multiple industries: including automotive, electronics, household, construction, healthcare, packaging, and toys/sports.     
Operating 17 production sites in nine countries, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of INEOS Group Limited and employs approximately 3,000 people. Sales were 4.5 billion euros in 2023.
More information: www.ineos-styrolution.com 

Role and purpose:
•    Plan and direct Automotive sales in China to achieve volume and target.
•    Develop and implement APAC Automotive sales strategy.
•    Lead sales team to achieve sales targets and identify improvement opportunities.
•    Coordinate with business management team, R&D for sales strategy and product development as APAC automotive representatives, covering both intra-region and inter-region.
•    Strong knowledge of Automotive ecosystem: Automotive markets, dynamic competition activities, regulatory changes, customers’ trends in APAC
•    Understand customers’ requirements and competition from local competitors.
•    Manage a complex and diverse Chinese Automotive customer structure


What do you need to succeed:
•    University degree in polymer or chemical background
•    10+ years of sales and marketing experience in Chemical/Automotive Industry
•    5+ years of sales team management experience
•    Strong experience of working with Automotive OEMs and Tiers
•    Business awareness and commercial performance bias competencies
•    Behavioral skills: English/Chinese, ability to deal with multicultural environment


Technical skills:
•    Professional understanding automotive industry and polymer market
•    Competence to understand constantly changing complex market environments
•    Derive objective oriented conclusions, entrepreneurial decision making
•    Understand cross-functional / cross-regional framework within Styrolution to derive target optimal conclusions and recommendations


Competencies, Behavioural skills:
•    Ability to work with different levels and maintain good relationship with customers
•    Self-confident, open minded, strategic as well as pragmatic with a can-do attitude
•    Strives for improving results
•    Ability to motivate and inspire at all levels - “team worker”
•    Able to recognize conflicts and take necessary actions
•    Strong negotiating skills
•    Excellent presentation skills
•    Strategic thinking
•    Influencing and Impact
 

Why join us?


At INEOS Styrolution, we offer a stimulating and collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and a commitment to your professional growth.    
We're dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and creating a workplace where all voices are heard.    
If you're ready to make your mark and drive our organization's success, we invite you to apply or contact julie.ing@ineos.com 
 

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