Milliken & Company
Applications Development Manager, Americas
Milliken & Company, Westlake, Ohio, United States, 44145
Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow's breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people's lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken's curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
POSITION TITLE
Applications Development Manager, Americas
POSITION OVERVIEW
To lead the Americas development team. The applications development team works closely with sales, technical service, and research and development to validate the value proposition and performance attributes of additives in coatings systems. This person will be responsible for managing the Americas project portfolio, delivering data to support claimed benefits, and developing short and long- term resource and capability plans.
This person will support the development and growth of Borchers additives business in line with the business' commercial strategy. Responsibilities includes leading the applications and co-supplier development team, developing new business opportunities, providing effective applications testing data to support the benefits of our additives, and discovering new benefits / value propositions to take to market. The position will report directly to the Global Technical Director, based in our Westlake, Ohio office and technical center.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Engage, develop, and lead the Americas applications and co-supplier development team.Determine and/or provide necessary evidence to support value propositions in a breadth of products and market applications.Assist with market and technical competitive analysis.Develop market-applicable value propositions with Borchers additivesTravel required to support field trials, develop co-supplier projects, project activity and engagement with the global team.Support product launch activities and assist with Tradeshows, Conferences, Technical Sales training, and channel partner training.Portfolio and project managementGuidance and support for applications development and co-supplier development and project prioritizationCommunicate effectively with the global technical team and share learnings, experiences, and challengesCommunicate effectively with stakeholders at different levelsBench chemistsTechnical leadersMarketing group to learn and understand market needs and product value propsSales teamCompletion of project scope documents, project updates and final reportsCandidate must be hands on working on projects in the lab. This hands-on approach is critical to gain learnings of the product line and the formulating aspects and full understanding of the value propositions they provide.Use and ensure the use of our digital lab book Alchemy within the team.Commitment to Environment, Health and Safety (EHS).Position requires up to 30% travel, includes global travel.QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
Bachelors degree in a polymer science, material science, chemistry, or related science fieldMinimum of 5 years in the Paints and Coatings industryExperience evaluating different coating formulations against established performance criteriaTrack record of developing solutions that meet established performance criteriaDelivering technical product trainingProven history of development and delivery of technical presentations and product trainingLeadership experienceDesign of experiments (DOE) experienceThe successful candidate will have strengths in the following:
Communication and presentation skillsFinancial and business acumenExperience building and leading a diverse team
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Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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POSITION TITLE
Applications Development Manager, Americas
POSITION OVERVIEW
To lead the Americas development team. The applications development team works closely with sales, technical service, and research and development to validate the value proposition and performance attributes of additives in coatings systems. This person will be responsible for managing the Americas project portfolio, delivering data to support claimed benefits, and developing short and long- term resource and capability plans.
This person will support the development and growth of Borchers additives business in line with the business' commercial strategy. Responsibilities includes leading the applications and co-supplier development team, developing new business opportunities, providing effective applications testing data to support the benefits of our additives, and discovering new benefits / value propositions to take to market. The position will report directly to the Global Technical Director, based in our Westlake, Ohio office and technical center.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Engage, develop, and lead the Americas applications and co-supplier development team.Determine and/or provide necessary evidence to support value propositions in a breadth of products and market applications.Assist with market and technical competitive analysis.Develop market-applicable value propositions with Borchers additivesTravel required to support field trials, develop co-supplier projects, project activity and engagement with the global team.Support product launch activities and assist with Tradeshows, Conferences, Technical Sales training, and channel partner training.Portfolio and project managementGuidance and support for applications development and co-supplier development and project prioritizationCommunicate effectively with the global technical team and share learnings, experiences, and challengesCommunicate effectively with stakeholders at different levelsBench chemistsTechnical leadersMarketing group to learn and understand market needs and product value propsSales teamCompletion of project scope documents, project updates and final reportsCandidate must be hands on working on projects in the lab. This hands-on approach is critical to gain learnings of the product line and the formulating aspects and full understanding of the value propositions they provide.Use and ensure the use of our digital lab book Alchemy within the team.Commitment to Environment, Health and Safety (EHS).Position requires up to 30% travel, includes global travel.QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
Bachelors degree in a polymer science, material science, chemistry, or related science fieldMinimum of 5 years in the Paints and Coatings industryExperience evaluating different coating formulations against established performance criteriaTrack record of developing solutions that meet established performance criteriaDelivering technical product trainingProven history of development and delivery of technical presentations and product trainingLeadership experienceDesign of experiments (DOE) experienceThe successful candidate will have strengths in the following:
Communication and presentation skillsFinancial and business acumenExperience building and leading a diverse team
#LI-AP1
Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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