
BASF Inhouse Consulting
Company Facts
- Company Name
- BASF SE
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Number of employees
- ~112,000 worldwide
- HQ Location
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
- Sales/Revenue
- 68.9 billion EUR (2023)
- Colleagues @ IC
- more than 200
- Location IC offices
- Ludwigshafen, Monheim (both Germany), Hong Kong, Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sao Paulo/Brasil, Florham Park/New Jersey (USA)
About Us
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees contribute to the BASF Group’s success worldwide. Our business comprises the Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions segments.
Intro to BASF Inhouse Consulting
Established in 2001, today our unit is one of the largest inhouse consultancies in the industry, counting more than 200 employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. With our strategic expertise and advice, we develop the best solutions for our internal clients. Our international teams work with top management on projects that add value not only for BASF, but help our external customers achieve their goals as well.
You can find us in various locations around the world. Our headquarters are in Germany, specifically at BASF's Verbund site in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Our second office location In Germany is in Monheim near Cologne. In the US, our offices are in Florham Park, New Jersey. In South America, we operate mainly from Sao Paulo. And in Asia-Pacific, we are working from three office locations, which are located in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.
Working at BASF Inhouse Consulting has many advantages
- We work on content, not project acquisition
- We focus on strategic consulting, not PMO
- We're a great international team that outperforms external top-tier consultancies
- Our work-life balance allows more time for your private goals
- You will enjoy top management visibility as well as tangible impact at BASF
- We provide a comprehensive training curriculum for your personal development
- We support your professional development within BASF
- You get valuable opportunities to build lasting networks within our company

Daily Life at BASF Inhouse Consulting
Via three consulting streams – Management Consulting, Operational Excellence Consulting, and Supply Chain Consulting – we deliver comprehensive solutions for BASF across the globe. Our unique asset: an end-to-end perspective. Our projects are complex and strategic in nature, which means they go way beyond PMO support.
We advise BASF’s top management in the areas of strategy, commercial excellence, transformational change, operational excellence, as well as supply chain and structures and processes. Acquisitions and divestments are supported by professional project management during the implementation phase.
Why you should join us
We work on fascinating projects that contribute to the sustainabilty goals of our company, and create tangible opportunities for your personal and professional development.
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Hybrid working mode and flexibility
Work-life-balance is important. At BASF Inhouse Consulting, we offer flexible work arrangements and hybrid work to enable you to balance your professional ambitions and your private goals.
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Career accelerator
We will help you advance personally and professionally. Our standard:
- Individual development plan
- Mindful project selection
- Comprehensive training curriculum
- Learning offers tailored to your needs
- Promotions within our Inhouse Consulting unit
- Active support for onward move within BASF
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Content, not project acquisition
BASF Inhouse Consulting is different from so many consultancies because we are a cost center, not a profit center. We provide excellent consulting services to our internal clients, and cover our costs. Because we usually have more demand from our clients than we can satisfy, our consultants can concentrate on creating value through content, not selling.
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Cross-functional collaboration
Experience end-to-end consulting services via our three consulting streams. By combining the expertise of our Management Consulting, Operational Excellence Consulting and Supply Chain Consulting streams, we can tackle the whole scope of a project. Plus: We often work in interdisciplinary teams; the collaboration with experts from very different fields will widen your horizon.
Who you are
Experienced strategy consultants
You have 2+ years of professional experience in strategic consulting and project work, ideally in a (global) strategy consulting firm or unit.
If you want to join our Supply Chain Consulting unit, prior supply chain expertise is also required, ideally in supply chain planning and S&OP.
Students
You are a current student in the field of economics, economic psychology, or a related field of studies with excellent academic achievements and ideally first work experience in strategy consulting.