We are seeking a strategic, results-oriented Technical Product Engineer with excellent analytical and communication skills to lead and support market development for specialized and engineered resins in the LATAM region. The candidate should have a background in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in plastics resins and additives field and polymer processing, particularly in commercial activities, market development, and technical support.
Descripción de la compañía
El Grupo Snetor, con más de 40 años de experiencia como distribuidor de polímeros y productos químicos, está presente en más de 100 países y opera con 520 empleados a través de 31 filiales en todo el mundo. Como parte de su continua expansión, Snetor Colombia está buscando un Regional Product Manager Junior (H/M) para apoyar y estructurar su crecimiento en Latinoamérica.
Requisitos para esta oferta de trabajo
Misiones principales
Identify and develop new markets for engineer polymers and specialized products, from detecting opportunities to final product approval including trials in the customers’ production facilities.
– Monitor the resin market dynamics in the region, tracking volumes, detecting potential clients, pricing, and competitor movements.
– Provide general technical support to end customers regarding product characteristics, functionality and process optimization.
– Regular meetings with resin suppliers to review leads, sales, action plan, opportunities, and strategies.
– Give technical training to final customers on material management, application and process conditions. – Periodic technical visits (together with the sales team) to commodities clients in the region to help them improve their process and relationship strengthening.
– Support the sales team on homologous materials and technical matters that will help them close deals.
– Support on technical, regulatory and compositional nonexistent documents that external customer or our logistic team need.
– Solving technical claims of all our commodity materials portfolio.
– Support customers in homologation process of commodities resins that will help the company gain market share replacing other competitors.
– Prepare technical reports, and follow-up reports to support decision-making.
Perfil requerido
Skills and Competencies: – Ability to detect new opportunities to develop the engineer polymer market in the region. – High technical background. Knowledge of the main transformation process for polymers (extrusion, injection, roto molding) including machine conditions suitable for each polymer. Knowledge of characterization, thermo-mechanical behavior, rheology and industrial processing of polymeric thermoplastic materials. – Knowledge of the main polymer properties and its practical influence in final performance on final products. – Fluent in English, with the ability to communicate effectively in international settings. – Conflict management and effective negotiation skills. – Teamwork and collaborative mindset to coordinate different departments towards common goals. – Agility in technical responses and problem-solving abilities to address technical and commercial challenges swiftly. – Willing to learn different aspects of the business including negotiation, logistic dynamics. – Results-oriented, proactive, and highly organized.
