Application Development Representative Specialty Plastics
Eastman is a global specialty chemical company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With a portfolio of specialty businesses, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. Its market-driven approaches take advantage of world-class technology platforms and leading positions in attractive end-markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. Eastman focuses on creating consistent, superior value for all stakeholders. As a globally diverse company, Eastman serves customers in approximately 100 countries and had 2015 revenues of approximately $9.6 billion. The company is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA and employs approximately 15,000 people around the world.
Responsibilities
- Be the application development and technical expert in the film, sheet extrusion and packaging segment and its applications (including understanding competitive products)
- In-depth knowledge on co-polyester chemistry and how it relates to the end-use applications.
- Understanding of European sustainability drivers in the plastic packaging segment and develop innovative applications to meet these requirements.
- Promote an entire portfolio of solutions to meet the film extrusion & related packaging market needs
- Identify & document industry and customer specific unmet needs and product fitness for use criteria
- Work close to Technical Service colleagues promoting customer trials and evaluations.
- Provide technical product training to customers, distributors and sales & marketing teams
- Participate in, align with and influence the strategy of an industry segment team
- Become a core member an industry segment team (Application Development, Marketing, Sales, Technical Service, Product Management)
- Support market facing Stage Gate projects and lead related technical activities internally and externally
- Design and execute experiments aimed at developing applications
- Responsible for material recommendations converting the voice of the customer into “Critical to Quality”-parameters which drives product selection and development
- Help develop technical information for customer engagement
- Keep up to date with market / application and processing technology developments / competitive material and competing technology developments
- Define market specific unmet needs / deficiencies knowledgeable about industry relevant secondary operations
- Partner with Product Development team to deliver products meeting market needs and adding value to Eastman
Candidate profile
- MSc in Polymer chemistry & processing or Material Science preferred
- >10 years industrial experience with an in-depth knowledge of applications and market trends associated with the film, sheet, profile extrusion and/or packaging industry
- Experience in other plastic processing technologies & related secondary operations would be preferred
- Experience with polymer testing and characterization preferred
- Excellent customer facing experience
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Experience in delivering complex technical presentations
- Project leadership experience preferred
- Marketing and/or business acumen preferred
- Demonstrated strategic and innovative thinking with a desire to solve problems
- Fluency in English is mandatory and German a nice to have
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