Commercial Development Program

Explore what Matters

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As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio.  Our success is built upon the collective excellence of our 32,000 employees in 50+ countries.  Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click here.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let us explore this together!

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Job Summary

Every day our people redefine the plastics industry with their passion, creativity, and innovation to create breakthrough solutions that enable safer, more environmentally responsible products. Aligning with our strategy of achieving commercial excellence and driving organic growth, we are developing a pipeline of strong technical sales leaders at SABIC through the Commercial Development Program (CDP). This is a two-year rotational program offering a unique opportunity for a candidate to advance their career through rotational assignment experiences, education, mentoring, and leadership exposure.

CDP members are offered a core curriculum that fosters the development of commercial skills and technical operations by providing the opportunity to learn about our products, industry and customers while making valuable contributions to the ongoing success of SABIC. SABIC employees experience a unique working environment and the stability of an established industry leader combined with interesting opportunities to learn and grow.

The Commercial Development Program develops technical sales skills through a core curriculum during participants’ six-month rotations through four functional areas of our business.

How You Can Be the Impact

CDP members are offered:

• A core curriculum of business function job rotations that fosters the development of commercial and technical skills.
• Exposure to various parts of the organization including supply chain, customer service, sales, technical development engineering, product marketing, polymer processing development, technology and innovation, and value pricing.
• A learning and development curriculum designed to develop core, functional and leadership skills.
• The opportunity to engage and collaborate with leaders including rotation managers, mentors, and SABIC’s senior leadership team to develop technical and leadership skills.

The Commercial Development Program is designed to successfully integrate sales with other key business processes. Possible job rotations may include: Polymer Processing & Development, Value Selling, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Inside Sales, Technology and Innovation, or Product Marketing. This combined experience positions CDP members for accelerated career growth within our organization. This program is a great opportunity to learn about the organization, network, and gain a strong understanding of our functions, processes, and systems. All assignments will have key business drivers and incorporate technical aspects intended to foster technical sales growth. This is a rotational program; candidates must be willing to relocate to the following locations: Pittsfield, MA, Selkirk, NY and Houston, TX AND be willing to move between these locations at least once in 24 months. This position requires 100% mobility to move 1-2 times in the first 2 yrs.

What Matters to SABIC

• Minimum of a four-year technical degree from an accredited college or university in Plastics, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering degree. Other engineering and non-engineering degrees may be considered if you have 2 + years of sales experience and you desire to move into the Plastics industry; 3.0/4.0 GPA required.
• Strong analytics and problem solving ability
• Excellent interpersonal / communication skills
• Strong Presentation Skills
• Demonstrated project management experience and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work across multiple functional groups and at various levels
• Excited to explore living/working in different parts of the US and are willing to relocate during the two-year program

Eligibility Requirements

• You must submit your application for employment online to be considered. Please submit your resume using the “Apply Now/Apply” option on this page.
• You must be 18 years or older
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work for SABIC in the United States on a full-time basis.

Internal Eligibility Requirements

• You should have worked in your current position for at least 18 months and meet the pre-requisites of the position you are applying for. 
• If you wish to learn more about the AMR Internal Hiring Policy, please visit http://intranet.sabic.com/sites/HR/Pages/GLOBALPOLICY-.aspx
• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work Monday- Friday during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

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