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Come Work for Perstorp
North America, Market Development Manager
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For over 125 years, we have worked to improve the daily lives of millions of people around the world with innovative chemistry. Today we have an annual turnover of 12.5 billion SEK and have 2,200 employees worldwide, in Asia, Europe and North and South America. Our specialty chemicals make everything from cars to computers, from sails to shoes, lighter, stronger and safer. Every aspect of our corporate culture is infused with our core values of focused innovation, reliability and responsibility.
Perstorp is looking for a Market Development Manager to find opportunities with new and commercial products at existing and new customer accounts. Main focus is to accelerate sales of Perstorp products through technical sales promotion.
The position is located at the Perstorp sales office in Toledo, Ohio and will require extensive travelling in USA, Canada and Mexico and possibly in South America.
Areas of Responsibilities:
- Regional market development responsibility for Coating Resin markets in the NAFTA region
- Promotion of commercial and development products at existing customers within main market segments
- Identifying and promoting commercial and development products at new customers within market segments
- Identifying and promoting commercial and development products at new customers outside current market segments
- Preparing and executing product launches of modified products/applications within our main market segments together with Product- and Sales Managers
- Identify new potential products/opportunities, which are handed over to business development
- Help increase the general awareness of Perstorp through participation in trade shows, exhibitions, conferences etc.
- Customer and market analysis to better position Perstorp in existing and new market segments
- Ordering of short term development tasks to R&D to give regional support to customers
- Ordering of advertisement/communication support for the local markets
Qualification Requirements:
- M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science/Material Science is preferable
- Technical Marketing experience, preferable from Polymer & Coatings applications
- Experience from polyesters, UV-curing and waterborne PU-applications is meriting
- Experience in product development
- Commercial interest and attitude
- Good communication skills, team player
- Ability to build- and develop client relations
- High energy and drive, result oriented
- Excellent client presentation skills
For more information please contact Bo Haggman, Director Market Development, tel. +46 435 385 88, bo.haggman@perstorp.com (back in office August 9th).
Send your application no later than September 15 via Apply online. State reference SEPTPSEM/MARKET DEVELOPMENT in the subject field.
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