About Maha Asia
Maha Asia is a specialty chemicals company with more than 50 years of presence in Southeast Asia. We support manufacturers in various industries with a strong focus on sustainability, agility, and long-term partnerships.
Today, Maha Asia operates across 12 countries and 19 offices. We are in the midst of a business transformation-building a people-first, service-centred organisation that is ready for the future.
About the Role
We are looking for an Executive/Senior Executive, Technical Client Solutions to grow our Material Science business in Singapore through customer engagement, key account development and new business opportunities.
You will primarily support customers across coatings, inks, construction and adhesive raw materials, while gaining exposure to plastic additives and advanced cleaning solutions.
The role also works closely with strategic principals and suppliers across the region, including China, to coordinate technical support and develop customer opportunities.
What You'll Be Doing
1. Customer Engagement & Business Development
- Manage and develop relationships with assigned B2B customers in Singapore.
- Understand customer requirements and provide timely and responsive support.
- Identify, pursue and convert new business opportunities within existing and new accounts.
- Drive organic growth and expand the Material Science portfolio.
2. Technical & Solution Coordination
- Work closely with Technical, Business Operations, Marketing, principals and suppliers to support customer requirements.
- Coordinate product evaluations, customer trials, troubleshooting and technical discussions.
- Support smooth execution from opportunity development through order follow-up and service delivery.
3. Market & Customer Insights
- Gather customer feedback, market trends and competitor insights to support account and business development.
- Develop strong product and application knowledge across relevant Material Science markets.
4. Principal & Regional Collaboration
- Work closely with strategic and growth principals to connect technical expertise with Singapore and regional business opportunities.
- Coordinate communication and technical support across Singapore, China and Southeast Asia.
- Support regional customer and business development activities where required.
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal teams to deliver a responsive and positive customer experience.
- Maintain accurate customer, opportunity and sales information.
- Support business projects and initiatives assigned by the company.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Business, or a related discipline.
- 1-5 years of relevant experience in sales, business development, customer-facing or technical-commercial roles.
- Candidates with relevant internship, technical, commercial or industry exposure may also be considered.
- Experience in B2B customer account management and new business development is advantageous.
- Exposure to coatings, inks, construction chemicals, adhesive raw materials, plastic additives or advanced cleaning solutions is advantageous.
- Experience working with international principals, suppliers or cross-functional teams would be beneficial.
- Basic understanding of chemical ingredients or a strong willingness to learn.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Customer-focused, responsive and proactive.
- Well organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Good command of English and Mandarin, as the role requires regular communication with Mandarin-speaking principals and stakeholders.
