Now hiring! Manager - Business Management Beauty Care Solutions Americas

Remote - US

We are looking for a Business Manager to join our Beauty Care Solutions (BCS) team in Care Chemicals.

Come create chemistry with us!

BASF’s Care Chemicals division is a globally leading supplier to the cosmetics, detergents and cleaning industries. We also offer solutions for technical applications and crop protection. Together with our customers, we create innovative solutions to meet the current and future needs of society more sustainably. We contribute to the long-term success of our customers’ brands with a broad range of products and concepts via our global network of production and development site.

As a Business Manager in the Beauty Care Solutions team, you will lead the business development and customer engagement efforts across Americas, acting as the key BCS focal point for local teams, distributors, and strategic customers. Your work will directly accelerate BCS business growth by shaping go to market strategies, developing opportunities, and driving customer projects from concept to realization.

As a Manager - Business Management Beauty Care Solutions Americas, you create chemistry by...

• Management of Americas Bioactives Solutions Business (P&L responsibility)
  • Regional Business steering across marketing (incl. price & margin management, channel management, market promotion/ communication, customer & product portfolio management), sales and technical service model
  • Ensure regional organization obtains, update, maintains and evaluate market trends and needs, applications of new products/technologies and intelligence on competitors in countries
  • Cost management to achieve regional market profit through diligent focus on sales administration and services cost, discretionary spending, and management of local CAPEX budget
  • Stringent control of inventory levels (OIV, DIV) and overdues (DSO, OQ) to improve efficiency within the business
  • Ensure compliance in the responsible countries, including regulatory compliance
• Defining and implementing regional go to market strategies, ensuring alignment between global BCS priorities and local market realities, and adapting approaches to regional maturity, competitiveness, and channel structure.
• Leading a team of experts to support customer interactions, technical discussions, and commercial alignment, including product launches, promotional activities, and communications.
• Gathering market needs, intelligence, and competitive insights to feed innovation, strengthen customer value propositions, and inform strategic decisions.
• Championing capability building across internal teams, distributors, and customers through structured training, expert guidance, and development of market ready technical and commercial competencies.
• Orchestrating cross functional teams (Sales, Marketing, R&D, Regulatory, Supply Chain) to deliver customer projects, innovation launches, and commercial initiatives that strengthen BCS positioning and unlock growth.

If you...

• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, or related discipline.
• Possess 5–10 years of progressive experience in commercial, marketing, or business development roles within personal care, active ingredients sectors.
• Bring demonstrated leadership in market development with strong ability to translate technical active ingredient value propositions into compelling commercial narratives and growth opportunities.
• Have proven experience managing cross functional teams and influencing without direct authority.
• Possess solid business acumen and comfort with P&L linked decision making, pricing logic, and portfolio value optimization.
• Hold strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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Pay transparency

BASF is committed to pay transparency practices. The competitive Pay Range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Equal employment opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.