Account Manager - Pittsburgh, PA

Job Opportunity at LANXESS

We are assisting our partnering company, LANXESS, with a position open to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please follow the next steps.

Job Highlights:

• Manage and Grow Existing Customer Relationships
• Develop New Account Relationships to Support Growth Targets
• Expand Relationships Beyond Procurement
• Create and Execute Customer-Specific Account Strategies
• Position LANXESS as a Strategic Partner, Not a Transactional Supplier
• Attend and Leverage Industry Trade Shows and Conferences
• Drive Market Intelligence and Opportunity Development
• Deliver Results Against Revenue, Margin, and Growth Objectives

Experience / Skills:

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree required; BS in a technical discipline (e.g., Chemistry, Engineering) strongly preferred.
• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Skill / Competency: Organization, Priority Setting & Time Management: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and objectives simultaneously. Proven track record of setting priorities effectively and aligning activities with sales management objectives.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even in challenging situations. Demonstrates energy, persistence, and a strong sense of ownership. Maintains focus on outcomes, meets deadlines, and applies extra effort when required.
• Negotiation: Effectively negotiates with internal and external stakeholders. Resolves differences with minimal friction, secures concessions without damaging relationships, and quickly builds trust with counterparties.
• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business objectives, performance metrics, and results-driven decision-making. Knowledgeable about current and emerging policies, practices, trends, and market dynamics impacting the business and organization.

Location: Pittsburgh

Employee Type: Regular

Who We Are:

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.

Be Part Of It!

What We Offer You:

Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program. The established pay range for this position is $XXX to $XXX. Please note, the actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level.

Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.

Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global "Xwork" program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.

Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.

Diversity: LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.

LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors. We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!