• Recommend product selection to the commercial team & customers for the best technical fit and production capability.
• Support technical QN: root cause identification in quality issues that require tech input.
• Support opportunites & new product development activities through communcuation with customers on product requirements, communicate test results etc.
• Lead the product maintenance for POM product line that meet global market needs
• Ensure integrity of data in product data sheets, data base, provide product technical packages.
• Provide product technical training to Celanese commercial team as well as customers.
• Support/deliver on productivity programs such as raw material qualification programs.
• Approve and validate proposed manufacturing changes based on impact to product capability to meet customer commitments.
• Participate in customer technical exchanges and establish deep customer relationships on technical level.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Years Exp: 10 years and above
• Education:Master degree on Chemical Engineering/Polymer
• Good polymer and application knowledge
• Good Communication, ideally Korean and English, Chinese is additional.
• Positive work attitude and initiative: proactively seek best practices for improved efficiency
• Ability to work with customers to develop a tailored solution
Desirable Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Knowledge of market segments, customers, polymers, value chain, competition and manufacturing process technology.
• Ability to drive multiple projects and influence cross-functionally
• Ability to negotiate with customers about product applicability.
• Ability to interface with global T&I team and engage resources to support global development needs
• Ability to interface with compounding process technology, testing and CTG (Core Technical Group) scale-up team to deliver new product developments from initial design phase to mass production.
• Bring product expertise and know-how to customer to enable commercial team to initiate and successfully close projects.
• Excellence in technical judgment when decisions must be made in the absence of complete data.
• Insightful technical risk assessment and mitigation
• Fluent spoken and written English&Korean. Addtionally Chinese is preferable
• Good communication, language and social skills.