Technical Support & Development Manager - Consumer Care
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Location: Shanghai, CN
Company: JM Huber Corporation
Portfolio Business: CP Kelco
CP Kelco is a leading producer of specialty ingredients which are added to improve texture, consistency, and stability in food, pharmaceutical and industrial products. Our products are derived from renewable raw materials found in nature for use in jam, fruit and milk drinks, confectionery products as well as industrial applications. We work across the whole value chain from natural raw materials to customers’ end products. CP Kelco is part of the JM Huber Corporation, one of the largest privately held, family owned companies in the United States. With approximately $3.0 billion in sales and 4,000 employees worldwide, we have a combined material presence in more than 20 countries.
Summary
The Technical Support & Development Manager - Consumer Care will support Sales to maintain base business and deliver new wins to meet / exceed the Operation Plan & Budget for CC sales at Direct Customer Accounts & Distributors in APAC Region
Responsibilities
Provide superior technical support to customers and CP Kelco sales force
- Stimulate growth on key Consumer Care market segments at Direct and Distribution accounts
- Work closely with APAC Sales and Marketing to drive opportunities and growth at Consumer Care customers
- Work closely with Global Labs on customer driven Consumer Care opportunities
- Support short term regional Technical Support Requests (TSRs) from Shanghai lab
- Provide support to customer by giving technical advice, responding in a timely manner to technical requests and suggesting solutions to customers problems through visits, phone, virtual calls and e-mail in timely / efficient manner
- Develop, Grow and Monitor the opportunity pipeline of projects related to direct and distribution CC accounts
- Capture and maintain opportunities as new development, gain share or defense projects in CRM (Salesforce)
- Turn New Developments Projects and opportunities into successful commercial projects to meet profitable growth targets
- Support on / Carry out trials at customers facilities where required
- When necessary initiate Technical Support Request projects in CP Kelco application labs
- Listening and probing with customers to find new application spaces for CPK products and Innovation
- Work across CPK Matrix of Regional/Strategic Marketing, Business Development, Innovation to drive adoption of CP Kelco products in new Consumer Care applications
- Provide Voice of Customer (VOC), Competitive Insights and Voice of Market (VOM) from customers and the market to internal CPK stakeholders
- Support Sales on Value Selling CP Kelco Hydrocolloids into given applications
- Arrange samples and specifications for customers to progress technical projects
- Handle with sales managers customers questionnaires and complaints using CP Kelco systems
- Initiate and deliver seminars relating to core CC applications and focus areas
- Keep customers (and potential distributors) updated about new CP Kelco products and concepts
- Submit “Ideations” to be scoped for future growth areas within CC for CP Kelco
- Attend appropriate trade shows
- Present lectures at training courses/conferences
Requirements
- Chemical Engineer/Chemistry
- Chemical background to understand CP Kelco products and other additives properties, interactions and functionalities across CC applications
- Minimum 5 years in a technical support function incl. regular contacts with clients, ideally in an international context especially in the speciality chemical businesses / consumer goods application areas.
Experience in working within a Technical Sales / Technical Support function selling solutions into Consumer Goods applications
- Good communication and language skills. Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Ability to work in a project mode and be analytic in their approach
- Willingness to innovate
- Technical skills: Full understanding of CP Kelco products, applications and related processes
- Project Management skills (planning, prioritization, deadline and result oriented)
- Customer focus with the ability to travel approx. 40% of their time
- Working knowledge in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Ability to work effectively with CP Kelco CRM tool (Salesforce)
- Ability to communicate technical solutions clearly and concisely across different cultures and maturity levels
- Curious and ability to ask probing questions at customers
- Self-motivated and having initiative to carry out projects from inception to finish
- Proactive & Can do spirit
- Open-minded: open to new ideas and suggestions (either from customers or internally) and takes others input seriously
- Creative: to solve customers’ issues or answer their needs
- Analytical
- Good interpersonal and public speaking skills for handling customer enquiries, product/concept presentation and training
- Team spirit and ability to work in a Matrix organisation
- Learning approach
- Good adaptability to changes: the market and the organizations (customers & CP Kelco) are changing all the time
- Honesty and Integrity
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J.M. Huber Corporation is an EEO/AAP employer.