Technical Support Manager (SBS)
Responsibilities
- Pro-active investigation and resolving customers’ problems and complaints: provision of further support to solve site problems related to application or product quality in case customers cannot handle on site; reporting to HQ’s technical support team on customers’ problems and complaints.
- Introduction of commercial and new products (TPEs) by visiting customers and participating in technical seminars.
- Collaboration within cross-functional/multidisciplinary teams, such as R&D, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing, etc. to ensure activities toward existing/new products and to provide technical support.
- Development of effective customer relationships to identify unmet needs and create projects to fulfil them.
- Gathering data, generating reports and making analysis of customer satisfaction.
- Localization of known commercial products/formulas available in the EU, as required by the business, find the right applications for different grades.
- Conducting product improvements to suit the local market/standards/available raw materials.
- Ensuring effective communication with other teams to make sure new product can be developed, manufactured and applied in the right way.
- Provision of new product tests in customers and site application.
- Ensuring test reports, technical data sheets.
- Documentation of product formulation, ensuring confidentiality.
- Evaluation of competitor's products, point out the strength and weaknesses for own vs competitor's products, reporting on the ways of our product improvement.
Requirements
- Degree in Chemical Engineering/Chemical Technology or related fields.
- 5+ years of successful experience in SBS Composite and adhesives products manufacturing/technical support the roofing/ pavement and compounds/adhesives industries.
- Self-motivated individual with strong communication skills and multitasking abilities.
- Strong knowledge of research and chemical processing, familiar with SBS properties, certifications, various final applications and synthetic rubbers processing methods.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple simultaneous issues from different customers.
- Excellent problem solving and report writing skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to expand knowledge base.
- Readiness for cooperation and teamwork.
- Willingness for business trips.
- Fluent English, knowledge of other European languages will be an advantage.
We are offering to our future colleague
- Yearly salary: from 90 000 EUR gross, negotiable depending on qualifications and relevant work experience, performance related annual bonus.
- Central office location in Vienna.
- Versatile tasks and work in a multinational, young and dedicated team.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!
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