i. basic function

the business development manager will pursue sales opportunities in china and manage the potential projects, support new development of new markets and work with technical department to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.


ii. major activities

pursue new sales opportunities in china in diverse markets such as oil & gas production, petroleum refining, hydrocarbon processing, chemical manufacturing, syn-gas production, bio-gas processing, and geo-thermal gas processing.


with support from other teams including sales, engineering and technical service:
o participate in and learn to manage all phases of the sales process, from the initial response to inquiries through closing the sale (with appropriate contracts prepared and ｅｘｅｃuted by merichem and the customer.)
o develop and learn to manage project specific sales strategies and supporting tactics to maximize both profitability and probability of success.
o maximize efficient use of sales support resources
o assist in forecasting of sales support resource requirements on a project specific basis.
o assist in forecasting revenue, margin, key dates, and probabilities on a project specific basis.
o participate in and learn to manage the project specific risk assessment and mitigation process through close of the sale.
o prepare and ｄｅｌiver presentations and/or publishable articles designed to market our technology
o support improvement of tools to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the sales effort
o support development of new market niches for merichem technology
o maintain high levels of customer satisfaction




iii. basic skills needed


v bs degree or above
v major in chemical engineering or other technical degree with equivalent
v chemical process engineering knowledge from industry experience, prefer to having experience with technology licensing business.
v driver license is required.
v a minimum 3 years of working experience is required
v proficient in word, excel, outlook and power-point.
v good command of written and spoken english & mandarin
v excellent oral and written communications skills
v outgoing and nice personality, target oriented and positive attitude
v able to listen/read, comprehend, maintain concentration and analyze complex data
v willing and able to work under pressure
v self-motivator who is keen to upgrade, improve personal knowledge and skills to meet job requirement
v exhibit ethical behavior, confidentiality and maintain merichem core values.


iv. other requirement


o willing to travel, up to 50% of the working hours


v. salary / welfare
o salary to be negotiated in person
o 10 days annual leaves
o social insurance and housing fund
o ａｄｄitional medical insurance
o birthday, festival gifts
o spring festival bonus


vi. company introduction


merichem company (merichem) is a $200 million plus company whose vision is to be a global partner serving the oil and gas industries with focused technology and chemical and service solutions. merichem provides the oil and gas industry with critical proprietary impurity removal processes to improve the quality of crude oil, refinery products, and gas streams.


merichem was founded in 1945 and the relationship with the refining industry dates back to the very early days. merichem pioneered the recovery of cresylic acids or phenolic products from refinery caustics. merichem’s experience building the phenolic business provided the foundational center of excellence in knowledge of caustic treating and caustic management. in 1974 merichem developed its patented fiber film？ extraction process. this knowledge base has been continuously expanded and advanced in merichem’s proprietary technology offerings and caustic services business, resulting in over 500 licensed fuels purification units in 40 ｃｏｕｎｔries. in ａｄｄition, merichem also offers its proprietary lo-cat？ technology for hr2rs removal from sour gas streams. this has turned into a reliable and proven process offering high h2s removal efficiencies. today with more than 1,000 licensed process units worldwide, merichem is the leader in licensing patented process technologies and supplying proprietary equipment to provide hydrocarbon treating solutions and by-product management services that remove sulfur and other impurities from hydrocarbon liquids and gases in the upstream and downstream energy sectors.


merichem currently has over 200 employees. it is headquartered in houston, with manufacturing units in houston and alabama, and offices in shanghai. merichem presently has two operating divisions. merichem caustic services (mcs) provides beneficial reuse option for refinery caustics including the production of naphthenic acids. merichem process technologies (mpt) has been providing key proprietary hydrocarbon product improvement technologies, mainly utilizing the fiber film technology. mpt also provides proprietary solutions for the removal of hydrogen sulphide and other impurities from a wide range of gas applications.