ITALY| Summary: As an Application Development Engineer for Plastics Distribution business, you will be positioning materials in development applications at OEM’s and moulders and developing relationships with engineers, specifiers and suppliers based in Italy. Your Tasks: • Growing sales at customers (OEMs, moulders), aligned with Sales, Key-Account Managers, Suppliers and technical support staff. • Promote and position materials at customers/prospects incl. training and project acquisition (incl. trade shows, conferences and preparation of sales tools). • Feedback to suppliers about strategic input portfolio management and future product developments. • Maintain existing and establish new customer relationships with emphasis on key accounts. • Translate technology / growth opportunities to new geographies / customers. • Drive specific applications for existing and new products portfolios. • Visits to customers sites both independently and in coordination with the sales organization. • Gather market competitive intelligence including new technologies and market trends. • Other duties as assigned. Your Profile: • Bachelor degree related to polymers, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering or related engineering coursework. • Minimum of 2 - 3 years’ experience in engineering plastics, like PA, PBT, ABS, PC/ABS. • Ready to travel approx. 3 days a week within the country. • Knowledge in Automotive or E&E is a plus. |
