At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 117,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2019. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S.

1. Act as an interface between the customer and product development as well as a key relationship builder within the battery materials industry to identify, develop and benchmark new applications / technologies opportunities.
2. Enhance customer proximity to ensure appropriate technical information flow between customer and BASF to drive development of the competitive product technology platforms and long-term innovation pipeline.
3. Establish and develop a global technical management team of technical account management, application technology, as well as innovation management (incl. IP & Licensing management and portfolio management) to grow technical capability for BU’s strategic growth.
4. This position has a seat on the Global BU Leadership Team. The role serves as a main point of contact for the battery materials technology topics and has to act and connect in the global BU organization.