Trader Chemicals (all genders welcome)

Trader Chemicals (all genders welcome)

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — thyssenkrupp Materials Trading GmbH

Type of contract: Full‑time, Permanent

Experience level: Professionals

Remote work: Hybrid

Job field: Supply Chain

Status: Ongoing recruitment, entry date flexible

Posting date: 2025 / 12 / 16

Job number: DE_RS_17836

Your responsibilities

• Develop customer and supplier relationships in international chemical trading (e.g. construction chemicals, polymers, coatings, water chemistry, food or process chemistry, specialty chemicals)
• Acquire new customers and suppliers using your existing network
• Conduct market and competition analyses to identify new business potential
• Negotiate prices, delivery terms and framework agreements in collaboration with our global trading teams and management
• Support the strategic development of the product portfolio and global procurement sources
• Represent the company at trade fairs and industry events

Your profile

• Degree in chemistry, engineering, business administration or comparable training
• Several years of professional experience in international trade with chemical products, raw materials or minerals
• Confident use of ERP systems (e.g. SAP), MS Office 365 and CRM systems; ideally experience with specification databases or quality management tools
• Strong intercultural skills, proven negotiation expertise and willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Willingness to relocate to Essen (Germany) and excellent written and spoken English skills - additional language skills are an advantage

You don‘t meet all the criteria but still want to be part of the #GENERATIONTK? We look forward to getting to know you

We at thyssenkrupp Materials Trading are a highly global, diverse and dynamic team working in a challenging but exciting industry. We offer you the following benefits :

Your benefits

• A competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives
• Relocation support and assistance in settling in Germany
• Diverse responsibilities within a highly motivated team, where you have freedom to shape your role
• Great career prospects and professional development opportunities to grow within the company

Contact

Lars Wollherr

Sourcing & Recruiting

Tel :

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