Regional Trainer

WELCOME TO BASF

We are the worlds leading chemical company because we offer intelligent solutions for our customers and for a sustainable future. We link and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you, this means a variety of ways to advance. Not only your performance, but also your personality matter to us. At BASF, careers develop from opportunities.

BASF’s regional division EMEA Europe, Middle East, Emerging Europe and Africa. BASF operates in more than 50 countries in the region. For BASF the EMEA region is our most important market.


What You Can Expect

• Actively represent BASF Group interests and act as a role model with regards to Compliance and Code of conduct, ensure adherence to legal regulations and the company’s internal guidelines as well CORE values and principles
  
  

• Implement Training and Education Seminars by continuous mentoring and development (Train-the-Trainer) of nominated personnel with training subject matter, training methods & training techniques.
• Conduct practical and theoretical training seminars and Coordinate and conduct new customer conversions to support skills development, customer binding and Regional Business Management development initiatives.
• Support country organizations to adapt endorsed training seminars to meet the needs of local markets requirements and ensure customer satisfaction, assesses and integrates customer feedback into the processes.
• Perpetual assessment (competency monitoring) and realization of specific development plans for Field Trainers.
• Support the implementation of competency monitoring programs & development plans for technical, service/support and sales staff.
• Product and painting system support by providing information and conducting application demonstrations to assist new product launch & strategic Regional Business Management initiatives.
• Conduct evaluations with BASF and competitor products & painting systems to support Regional Business Management objectives.
• Continuously developing general knowledge of the relevant markets and attain exceptional skills in product information, technologies and knowledge transfer methods (didactics).
  
  
  

• Education & training required plus additional time-extensive job-related training including formal examination (e.g. PhD, BS - MS, MBA)
• Successful completion of Secondary school
• Master Spray Painter or comparable certification i.e accreditation in refinish paint application or refinish trade qualifications.
• Ability to work autonomous and responsibly according to main tasks and objectives
• Broad depth of experience required in the refinish industry
• Experience working with similar systems in a similar business environment
• Several years of technical/sales experience
• Very good communication skills (advantage: coaching / teaching experience)
• Understands and appropriately promotes Customer Value Propositions
• Ability to travel frequently, domestic and internationally
• Knowledge of both solvent and waterborne paint technology
• Outstanding knowledge of application, products and technologies
• Excellent time management and self-organization ability
  
  
  

• Good level of IT users skills; Create presentations/analysis and present infront of internal/external audience
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
• Good understanding of AI tools
• English – fluent in reading, speaking and writing (second language an advantage)