Sales Manager

LyondellBasell
Illinois

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Come Join an Inclusive Team

Join a global leader in engineered polymer solutions and shape the future of high‑performance materials. As a Sales Account Manager in LYB’s Advanced Polymer Solutions business, you will have the opportunity to drive meaningful commercial impact, build influential customer partnerships, and help industry‑leading companies innovate with next‑generation engineered plastics.

This is a high‑visibility, high‑impact role for a driven commercial professional ready to lead strategic accounts, grow new business, and represent a trusted brand known for technical excellence and collaboration.

A Day in the Life

As a key commercial leader in your territory, you will:

• Own and grow a strategic portfolio of customers and prospects, delivering solutions that create measurable value.

• Promote and position APS’s engineered plastics portfolio, articulating product characteristics that align with customer needs and specifications.

• Develop strong, trust‑based customer relationships through in‑person engagement, integrity, and exceptional service.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product management, technical, supply chain, and commercial teams to bring resources and solutions forward for customers.

• Lead pricing and contract negotiations, ensuring agreements align with business objectives and value capture targets.

• Actively participate in annual business planning, helping shape commercial strategy.

• Deliver accurate forecasts and support demand planning across divisions.

• Ensure compliance in all commercial processes, including contracts, pricing, and documentation.

• Communicate regularly with leadership and peers through weekly calls, reporting, and sales meetings.

• Consistently execute APS business goals, meeting and exceeding sales expectations.

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of new opportunities and track progress through Salesforce.

You Bring This Value

You thrive in this role if you are:

• Self‑motivated and performance‑driven, with the ability to operate independently.

• Highly mobile and adaptable, willing to travel and potentially relocate as needed.

• An excellent communicator and collaborator, capable of influencing and working across global networks.

• Organized, accountable, and proactive, able to identify opportunities, manage existing business, and close new deals.

• High‑energy, sustaining strong engagement and performance.

• A trusted partner, building internal and external relationships rooted in integrity.

• A strong presenter, representing the company professionally and with confidence.

• A master of time management, balancing multiple priorities effectively.

• Digitally fluent, leveraging Microsoft 365, SAP, and other tools to analyze data and collaborate.

What We Offer

Benefits starting day one:
• Choice of Preferred Provider or Consumer Driven Medical Plan including Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match of 6%
• Retirement (Pension) Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Vacation and Holidays
• Educational Assistance

Why LYB?
• Safety focused organization
• Grow personally and professionally
• Work with others to develop innovative solutions

Competencies

Build Partnerships

Drive Innovation

Grow Capabilities

Promote Inclusion

Motivational Fit

Technical Skills

Deliver Results

Learn more about our benefits : Benefits/Health & Welfare | LyondellBasell

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    LyondellBasell is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The US EEO is the Law poster is available here .

    LYB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation related to LYB’s recruiting process, please email us at [email protected].

    Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

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Posted 2026-02-19

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