This role includes strategic planning, market intelligence, customer engagement, and operational execution in close coordination with the regional team and their headquarters in the middle east.

Responsibilities:

• Lead marketing and business development efforts for our client’s polymer portfolio across the European region.
• Collaborate with senior leadership on long- and short-term strategy formulation.
• Contribute to budget planning, quarterly forecasting, and preparation of market intelligence reports.
• Provide regular pricing updates and competitive analysis to management.
• Support product development and technical claim resolution with the Technical Services team.
• Participate in annual customer contract negotiations and key account management.

Key Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Business, Science, or Management
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in marketing/distribution within the chemicals or petrochemicals industry.

• At least 5 years in a supervisory or managerial role.

• Strong knowledge of European polymer markets.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficient in data-driven market analysis and reporting.
• Fluent in English and Dutch (written and spoken).
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership abilities.
• Willingness to travel within the region as required.