Senior Technical Specialist

The Company:
a Chemical Manufacturer Company is seeking a Senior Technical Specialist

The Role:
• Assist in the sales development process by providing technical expertise and solutions to customers and by supporting trials at selected accounts.
• Assist the sales Process
• Promote current product offering through knowledge dissemination and trials at selected customers
• Deliver technical training to support customer needs
• Visit customers frequently in order to meet customer needs and capture potential market
Innovation input
• Assess customer needs and translate into potential innovation projects
• Communicate customer feedback to the business leaders
• Market and competitive analysis
• Visit and participate in trade shows or conferences related to assigned market segments
• For defined product group, analyse customer requirements and competitive landscape
• Identify product market opportunities and gaps
• Understand competitive product portfolio, product specifications and relative cost position.

Essential Skills / Qualifications:
• Solid basis in Technology and good understanding of market and customer needs.
• Good communication skills are required.
• Good presentation skill
• Fluency in English is required. Other languages skills are an asset.
• PC literacy
• 5 years or over 5 years experiences in dyeing & printing mill, be familiar with Exhaustion dyeing process, especially for cotton and cotton blend
• Know continue dyeing process for cotton and cotton blend
• Know the local market, know the customer’s requirements and the market trend
• Know the major player in the local market.
• Background (production, R&D, Lab related)
• College or University degree in Textiles, chemistry, or chemical engineering
• Familiar the local market, know the customer’s requirements and the market trend
• Familiar with the major player in the local market
• Familiar with FWA (Fluorescent Whitening Agent)

Desirable Skills / Qualifications:
• Strong technical and industry knowledge
• Achieving Valuable Results
• Analytical Thinking
• Innovative Thinking
• Initiative
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Customer Focus
• Influencing

Only candidates with the rights to work in Indonesia will be considered