Key Responsibilities
- Business Development: Develop new business opportunities throughout Malaysia and Indonesia; expand market presence; identify and secure new customers; establish a professional local office presence
- Customer Relationship Management: Manage an established portfolio of industrial customers; build relationships with manufacturers, distributors, and key decision-makers
- Supplier Development: Build strategic relationships with regional oleochemical producers; negotiate commercial agreements and long-term supply partnerships
- Sales Strategy: Develop pricing strategies; prepare quotations; negotiate and close new business; monitor market activity and competitor movements
- Market Intelligence: Stay informed on oleochemical market trends, feedstock pricing, palm oil market developments, global supply chain conditions, import/export regulations
Required Qualifications
- Must have existing legal authorization to work in the country of employment
- 8+ years of sales experience within the oleochemical or specialty chemical industry
- Proven experience selling oleochemical products throughout Malaysia and Indonesia
- Strong, established relationships with both oleochemical producers and customers
- Strong understanding of chemical distribution and international trading
- Demonstrated history of revenue growth and business development
- Ability to travel periodically throughout Malaysia and Indonesia, with occasional travel to Singapore
Strong Plus / Preferred: Existing relationships with major oleochemical manufacturers; distributor network management experience; international trading experience; Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia, or Mandarin language skills
Target Product Experience: Fatty Acids, Fatty Alcohols, Glycerin, Methyl Esters, Surfactants, Palm Oil Derivatives, Oleochemical Feedstocks, Specialty Oleochemicals
Ideal Candidate Background — candidates may currently work for: Musim Mas, KLK Oleo, Wilmar International, Pacific Oleochemicals, PT Eco Prima, Bakrie Group, Vance Bioenergy, Emery Oleochemicals, IOI Oleochemical, Kao Chemicals, or similar regional oleochemical manufacturers/distributors
Skills: business development,chemical sales,b2b sales,oleochemical sales,relationship management