Business Manager - Chemical Intermediates

At Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.

It’s Better with Bakelite.

As Business Manager for North America Chemical Intermediates at Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.
We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands.
Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.
It’s Better with Bakelite.
Business Manager - Chemical Intermediates: The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World

• Strategically optimize sales territory coverage across the North American business unit. Demonstrate a deep understanding of the chemical industry, market dynamics, and the company’s strategic goals. Apply financial, operational, and commercial insights to make informed decisions that drive profitability and sustainable growth.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders. Uses interpersonal skills and trust-building techniques to foster loyalty and collaboration.
• Champion the corporate vision and customer intimacy model, ensuring exceptional client experiences and alignment with organizational goals.
• Think ahead, anticipate market shifts, and adapt strategies to stay competitive, creating new opportunities for products and services. Balance short-term wins with long-term growth and embrace innovation to drive value.

It's Better with Bakelite: Our Commitment Back to You

• You’ll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. At every level of the organization, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities:

• You will spearhead the strategic direction, crafting and executing innovative sales, marketing, and technical service plans while maintaining control over expenses to drive sustainable growth.
• You will take the reins of the P&L, guiding impactful sales and marketing strategies that amplify the success of a key business segment, seamlessly aligning efforts with the company’s overarching vision.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities):

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, materials science, or a related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
• Experience in managing or working with Technical Sales/Service or R&D in Chemical Intermediate related markets. Experience within Formaldehyde markets is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in sales with at least 5 years of supervisory/business management experience.
• Experience working with plant sites for product and supply chain readiness.
• Ability and willingness to travel in the US and Canada. Greater than 40% travel expectations.

Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world? Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com/careers.

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.

In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years or age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. This company participates in E-Verify. For additional details, click HERE.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have satisfactory work performance. Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.