Benjamin Breiten
Hassloch
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Product Manager Vitamin A
BASF SE
11.2021 - Current
- Steering business of € 100m annual net sales with regards to volume allocation, pricing, sales tactics and communication
- Managing successfully return to market of key Vitamin A products for animal nutrition
- Driving product development and re-launch of key margin contributor as well as new products
- Evaluating and preparing go decisions for R&D and strategic investment projects to secure long-term business growth
- Managing strategic precursor business and closed co-producer deals
Senior Specialist Portfolio Manager
BASF SE
01.2019 - 10.2021
- Led cross-functional team during development of Benchmark Analytics, a tool for competitor benchmarks on various KPIs on Group, Segment, OD and SBU level
- Supported BoD during various projects, in particular during Net Zero target and Carbon Steering strategy update
- Responsible for quarterly BoD paper "Segment Benchmark" for financial peer benchmarking
Team Leader Network for Asian Open Reasearch
BASF Advanced Chemicals Co., Ltd.
02.2017 - 12.2018
- Managed external various research projects with successful transfer to business units.
- Identified leadership potential within team, coached and developed talent to succeed as Team Leader
- Supervised team members to establish strong research dialogue with Ludwigshafen colleagues.
- Built strong network with Asian university partners through regular exchange and attentive response.
- Recruited various talents to start their career at BASF.
Staff to President
BASF Advanced Chemcial Co., Ltd.
09.2016 - 01.2017
- Drove research roadmap Asia Pacific and identified research cluster for Campus Shanghai
- Coordination and alignment of internal stakeholders within BASF across all levels
Staff to President
BASF SE
04.2015 - 08.2016
- Supported research President in daily business, e.g. preparation of briefings, presentations
- Coordination and alignment of internal stakeholders within BASF across all levels
- Scouting, evaluating and incubating of new technology fields
Laboratory Team Leader
BASF SE
01.2014 - 03.2015
- Led laboratory team of up to 4 technicians and budget >€0.6m/a
- Planning, execution, conclusion and documentation of research projects in field of Organic Electronic applications
- Responsible of chemical research laboratory
- Led research collaboration with TU Dresden, Germany
Education
Postdoc - Physical Organic Chemistry
Harvard University
Cambridge10.2013
Ph.D. - Organic Chemistry
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland08.2011
Diplom - Chemistry
Heinrich Heine Universität
Düsseldorf, Germany04.2007
Accomplishments
- Organized a customer symposium with more than 40 of our most important customer to inaugurate our new Vitamin A formulation plant
- Return to the market with key Vitamin A product and successful volume ramp with market shares among industry leaders
- Led cross-functional team during the development of Benchmark Analytics, a tool for competitor benchmarks on various KPIs on Group, Segment, OD and SBU level
- Supported BoD during various projects, in particular during Net Zero target and Carbon Steering strategy update
Interests
Running 10 k or half marathons and solving geocaches
Spending time with my family and daughter
Travelling around and experiencing the local authentic cuisine
Reading books
Languages
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner (A1)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Global Product Manager Vitamin A
BASF SE
11.2021 - Current
Senior Specialist Portfolio Manager
BASF SE
01.2019 - 10.2021
Team Leader Network for Asian Open Reasearch
BASF Advanced Chemicals Co., Ltd.
02.2017 - 12.2018
Staff to President
BASF Advanced Chemcial Co., Ltd.
09.2016 - 01.2017
Staff to President
BASF SE
04.2015 - 08.2016
Laboratory Team Leader
BASF SE
01.2014 - 03.2015
Postdoc - Physical Organic Chemistry
Harvard University
Ph.D. - Organic Chemistry
ETH Zurich
Diplom - Chemistry
Heinrich Heine Universität
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