Senior Industry Technology Specialist HHC, ME

Senior Industry Technology Specialist HHC ME

Industry Technology Specialist and Responsibilities:

Industry management

Provide application insights

Stay abreast of technical developments and generate new ideas papers and patents

Contribute actively with input for continuous product tools and service development Optimizing value of our clients technical solutions for their customers

Identify and solve complex technical issues addressing customer concerns

Initiate plans and coordinate technical activities carried out by NZ customers or partners

Participate in customer meetings as coordinated with Account Manager

Support the Industry group by identifying and qualifying prospects and sales opportunities including new applications Support launch teams

Take ownership of a number of innovations formulation & portfolio and co-own market specific launches from the technical angle

Provide strong input in the launch concept creation phase (pre-launch) and support during launch to ensure strong impact & market anchoring.

Assist in creating proof-of-concept for customer specific projects & pitches with focus on the technical angle.

Act as a strong sparring partner to the techno-commercial sales force when creating value-propositions for their customers.

Focus will be on ensuring that our solution offerings meet customer market and competitive demands and are technical optimum/viable solutions. Functional management Experimental work

Conduct/supervise own lab-work to meet customer and project expectations

Manage external testing in collaboration with the responsible TSM

Develop and adapt new methods and procedures based on up-to-date knowledge Communication

Represent our client portfolio of clients towards customers and other stake-holders on technical and /or project issues

Ensure that information in all sales system on the account is correct

Actively reaching out within the global TS and R&D community in order to take advantage of the global organization as a platform for better solutions

Collaboration & stakeholder management

Internal & external network

The job entails working across HQ regional & functional teams and hence requires great organizational and communicational skills to effectively progress projects and create results. Working closely with various stakeholders both within our client and externally is a key part of the role. It is a highly collaborative job

Working close with the regional account manager application research marketing Manager the techno-commercial sales force & the regional innovation Center in India.

- Performance & success measurement

KPIs & Targets The position will have a significant impact on the future growth for the HHC Division in the region hence the candidate is assigned responsibility (KPIs) in terms of both growth/budget & project/launch targets.