Job Description The incumbent will be responsible for active BASF Oil & Gas Business development in West Africa, and will be required to lead development initiatives and integrate and align with various BASF business units having touch points with the Oil & Gas value chain. Core tasks will include:
Providing strategy and analysis for entry into new markets, as well as to further market share and growth in existing markets, in close collaboration with the business units.
Investigating business opportunities with significant scale and synergies to drive growth and leverage current portfolio of products in target markets and applications.
Developing and commercializing existing and new platform opportunities to support market growth.
Generate market intelligence for relevant industry segments in alignment with the BASF Africa strategy.
Accumulating industry knowledge, insights and contacts.
Maintain subject matter expertise in selected areas, staying abreast of developments and best practices (both internal and external to BASF).
Support lobbying work in the industry and in selected associations and foster suitable partnerships.
Lead project teams to meet business objectives.
Requirements What we expect
The ideal candidate should possess a relevant University qualification in a Technical or Scientific field (Oil refining & Petrochemical preferred). A Post Graduate qualification in Business Management would be a distinct advantage.
Candidate should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in development and utilization within Oil & Gas industry value chains including petro-chemical refineries, and be able to demonstrate high flexibility in complex market environments
High levels of business savvy as well as strong negotiation skills would be added advantage.
Able to think independently and work with no supervision.
Able to travel 50% +/- domestically & international trips annually.
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