Job Summary
We are hiring an
Associate Manager, Sales
, to support commercial growth and customer relationship management within the chemicals and petrochemical sectors at Advario.
Responsibilities
Manage and grow relationships with existing customers by understanding their business needs and identifying opportunities for service expansion and value creation
Deliver high customer satisfaction through responsive, solution-oriented engagement and act as the key contact for assigned accounts
Develop and recommend contract renewals, retention initiatives, and commercial proposals including pricing, contract structure, and escalation mechanisms
Identify, qualify, and support pursuit of new business opportunities in chemicals, petrochemical, specialty chemicals, and related sectors
Participate actively in customer meetings, commercial discussions, and contract negotiations to secure favorable outcomes
Coordinate implementation of new customer opportunities and product onboarding activities to ensure smooth project execution
Monitor market trends, industry developments, customer requirements, and competitor activities to inform commercial strategies
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align project coordination and stakeholder management for customer implementation projects
Preferred competencies and qualifications
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in commercial, sales, business development, account management, or related roles within chemical, petrochemical, tank storage, terminals, logistics, or energy industries
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills demonstrated through effective commercial decision-making
Effective communication, presentation, and negotiation skills to influence and engage diverse stakeholders
Experience working with industrial customers and managing customer implementation projects is advantageous
Other Information
Benefits
Special benefits and company events organized for employees
Comprehensive group insurance plan including dependent coverage for hospitalization
Lunch provided while in the terminal and company shuttle bus transport to and from Jurong East MRT
Opportunity to work with leading global chemical and petrochemical customers
Exposure to both commercial business development and customer implementation projects
Opportunity to work in a multinational company with a strong global presence in storage and terminal industry
Location and Working Hours
Primary work location: Jurong Island, with periodic travel to off-site locations for meetings
Official working hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
We are a leading global player in the storage industry, with a focused growth strategy on chemicals, gas and new energy and a strong commitment to embed ESG and sustainability across our entire operations. Advario is a carve-out of Oiltanking GmbH and we are committed to play a frontrunner role in the energy transition through developing transformational partnerships.
The storage industry has a key role to play to progress the energy transition and ensure undisrupted, secure access to low carbon energy everywhere in the world. This transition is complex and requires close coordination and cooperation of all partners across the whole value chain. And that is exactly what our strategy is built on. We want to create better business through transformational partnerships. As fossil remains part of energy mix for some time to come, we will continue our services in this sector, but our growth focus therefore our investments dedicated to expanding our business across three segments: chemicals, gas, and increasingly new energies.
Through putting ESG at the heart of what we do, we achieve better business for our partners, society and ourselves. Besides ambitiously growing our business, we consider it equally important to operate our business highest care and safety standards for our people, the communities we work in and environments we live in. We want to make an impact in two ways. Firstly, by helping our customers reduce their CO2 footprint by enabling their transition to sustainable liquids and secondly by reducing our own emissions. So, we strive for a material share of sustainable revenues and we commit to net-zero operations by 2040 latest.