The Sales Manager, Petrochemical Catalysts is accountable for driving profitable growth, expanding market share, and strengthening Shell’s competitive position for PP and Aromatics catalyst solutions across Asia Pacific (excluding China).
The role develops and executes regional growth strategies through direct customer engagement, strategic account development, market creation activities, and channel partner management. Channels, distributors, value-added resellers (VARs), sales agents, licensors,
and strategic partners are key enablers to expand market coverage, improve customer access, and accelerate growth in underpenetrated markets.
The successful candidate will combine strong techno-commercial credibility with senior commercial leadership to identify new opportunities, displace competitors, develop differentiated value propositions, and convert market insights into sustainable business growth.
This role is responsible for managing strategic third-party petrochemical customer accounts while providing commercial leadership and technical expertise in selective hydrogenation and aromatics catalyst applications and serves as a commercial representative of Shell, influencing customers, channel partners, and internal stakeholders to deliver long-term strategic growth.
This is a sales role with accountability for market development, route-to-market strategy, and new business generation. This position requires extensive experience in sales and catalysis. The successful candidate will have expertise in olefin recovery applications, paraxylene production, and catalyst performance optimization, while effectively managing customer relationships and finding growth opportunities.