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Refinery Account Manager (Downstream Chemicals) - Seattle/Tacoma, WA

Baker Hughes

Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Aug 2025

💰 $190,900/yr($102,700/yr – $190,900/yr)

About the role

Refinery Account Manager (Downstream Chemicals) - Seattle/Tacoma, WA

Would you like to take ownership of our customers’ needs to help them operate safely and efficiently?

Do you enjoy providing a vital service to ensure successful operations for a variety of customers?

Join our Downstream Chemical Team

Our Downstream Chemical Team uses technology consisting of chemistry, knowledge expertise, Intellectual Property, correct application methods and monitoring to improve the water and process treatment applications at refinery and industrial plants while providing value to our clients.

Partner with the best

Our Downstream Chemical Team uses technology consisting of chemistry, digital tools and over 100 years of industry knowledge to bring value to our customers. The Downstream Chemicals team leverages this experience to provide best-in-class support to improve water and process treatment applications within the refineries where we operate.

As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for:

As a Refinery Account Manager, you are responsible for:
Building long-term strategic relationships with customers to originate sales opportunities and develop strategies for business growth
Supporting field sampling, testing, application maintenance and reporting
Supporting the development and installation of new systems and designs to apply our chemical products and technologies
Partnering with sales and engineering representatives to deliver and support presentations to customers to provide value and process improvements
Providing account management fundamentals to understand customer needs, requirements and potential sales opportunities while supporting the account budget P&L
Identifying and coordinating numerous projects of varying complexity to bring value to our customers
Monitoring and maintaining existing programs for customers to provide reporting on performance of applications
Collaborating with team members to drive technical sales and innovative solutions that bring value to our customers

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in engineering in similar discipline
Minimum of 3 years experience in hydrocarbon process treatment or water treatment for waste water, boilers, and cooling towers
Solid understanding of industrial chemical treatment technology and sales process
Demonstrate a mechanical aptitude and good troubleshooting skills
Previous experience working in a laboratory setting and/or familiarity with analytical methods and interpretation
Have a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements and refinery market conditions
Able to present complex technical content to various levels of the organization, internal and external customers in a clear and concise manner

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

Monday – Friday, (7am - 4pm)

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

Join us, and you can expect: