**O**bjecti**v**es of t**h**e **P**osi**t**ion**
- As a member of a team, contribute to the development of the business and marketing strategy for the Asia Pacific region.
- Focus on delivering projects, product launches and achieving targets for specific segments or sub-regions to increase market share and reach strategic milestones.
- Take the lead in regional Technical Service and Applications Development for Architectural Coatings.
- Offer technical expertise for Architectural Coatings in Asia Pacific, serving as the regional specialist for global product development collaboration.
**M**ain **T**as**k**s**
- Coordinating technical activities through regular exchange and sharing within technical and production community in AP to optimize the resources.
- Ensure healthy innovation pipeline to promote business growth.
- Participate and provide expertise in Asia Pacific product development and coordinate R&D feedback.
- Support preparation of samples and promotional material together with Segment Business Managers.
- Secure the transfer of customer requests into product performance improvement.
- Key Account support to KAM and local sales (together with technical service) to increase penetration via appropriate strategies.
- Support technical training to sales and customers together with Segment Business Managers.
- Identify lab technicians upskilling needs and develop succession plans.
- Provide technical support to Asia Pacific Marketing initiatives:
- Competitor benchmarking and BASF positioning
- Development of Segment Strategies
- Leadership of regional technically related projects
- Drive via the regional technical team:
- Global/local know-how transfer
- Define market needs and opportunities
- Act as a technical peer for Key Account Technical Leaders
**M**ini**m**um **E**d**u**cation and **Q**u**alifica**t**ion **R**e**q**ui**r**ed for **t**he **P**osition**
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or above
- Working Experience: Minimum 10 years technical experience in architectural coating related field
- Technical & Professional Knowledge: Necessary knowledge in Dispersions, paint industry
**_Location preference by priority : Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand_