Bergen Op Zoom, NL
Technical Service and Business Development Manager
Why are we proud of what we do at allnex? We create coatings, products which help protect the world for all nex>t generations – and that’s exactly what you can do joining us!
Imagine how fast your smartphone would become scratched-up, ugly and unusable without a coating. Or an e-bike, the cabin of a train, a beautiful wooden floor, and countless other things in life.
Making objects and their surfaces more attractive and longer-lasting means making them more sustainable, and that’s a huge part of what working at allnex is about. No matter which role you step into, you’ll become part of a global team of passionate people who care deeply about the chemistry, quality, and global impact of coatings.
You’ll also join a highly multicultural and diverse team of more than 4,000 employees in four regions who – as part of one of the world’s leading coating resins companies – serve customers in over 100 countries across the globe.
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Position overview
In role of Technical Service and Business Development Manager we are seeking for highly motivated individual who is capable and interested to combine strong customer support with business development, with an initial focus on gaining in-depth technical knowledge of our products, before moving to market.
If you have strong technical knowledge in resins, paints and coatings, combined with excellent communication skills and passion for helping our customers – role is designed for you!
Responsibilities
- Supporting our customers the automotive coatings market, combining customer support with business development aspect
- Being technical focal point for our customers, raising awareness of allnex product range and technical capabilities, identifying new business leads, developing customer relations and offering appropriate technical solutions that fit customer’s needs
- Contributing to the New Product Development strategy for business by bringing information from the market on customer unmet needs as well as feedback on product performance of existing products
- Contributing to lab activities related to specific products, customers and projects
- Development of technical documentation and orientating formulations for our resin products
- Conducting technical training sessions for customers, distributors and internal teams on the use and benefits of our resins & additives
- Ensuring good internal and external reporting and communication. Supporting product launches, developing orientating formulations and sales tools including brochures and technical data’s for launch to ensure successful introduction of defined products.
Required skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- At least 5 years of experience in a technical, business development or sales role within the paints and coatings industry, ideally related to automotive industry
- Knowledge of resin products and their applications in automotive or metal and protective coatings
- Familiarity with relevant testing used in the paints and coatings industry
- Excellent communication skills, and a passion for helping customers
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite
- Fluent English language skills.
We offer
We are proud to offer an international working experience with a tight-knit network of employees, making it easy to connect and learn from people all across our different functions. On top of that we are a truly innovative company with a strong team spirit, openness to new ideas, and great opportunities to grow and develop your career.
Equal Employment Opportunity
allnex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an environment where all colleagues contribute for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our communities.
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