at Fuchs Lubricants Co. in Harvey, Illinois, United States
Job Description
MOVING YOUR WORLD by focusing on your success:
FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow. We stand behind our core values: trust, creating value, respect, reliability, and integrity. Ours is a culture that fosters creativity and empowerment, values work/life balance, and gives you the freedom to excel. At FUCHS we aim to nurture your capabilities, ideas and career.
Salary:
FUCHS offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position. The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $95,000 per year, but actual salary will vary depending upon a new hire's experience and qualifications as well as internal equity.
Your areas of Responsibility:
The Product Manager- Industrial will oversee product line development activities for specialty lubricants used in specific metal pro-cessing industries such as cleaners, corrosion preventatives, quenchants and other demanding lubricant applications. Specific responsibilities will include:
Developing a strong understanding of the market conditions in order to prioritize opportunities to achieve growth objectives in market share and profitability.
Directing new product development projects with the R&D Department.
Interfacing directly with customers to better understand their needs and to gain product approvals.
Identifing prospective customers and positioning the Company and its products within their market.
Contributing content for new product launch and product marketing activities..
Providing sales support.
Application know how (product recommendations, business development assistance, technical problem solving, product training to customers and company sales representatives)
Supporting strategic business development efforts related to sales campaigns.
Acting as a technical advisor and liaison to the lab.
Expected Travel - 30% to 40%, mainly within the US.
Qualifications we are looking for:
A Bachelor's degree is required. Degrees in a technical discipline such as Chemistry or Engineering is preferred.
At least five years of experience working with lubricantsin roles such as product development, formulation and laboratory work. Experience in field service, technical sales and industrial marketing is a plus.
Knowledge of lubricant application, use, and maintenance in the product space.
The ability to manage multiple priorities, make decisions with good judgment, think strategically to identify opportunities, and lead initiatives within a self-directed project team.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
These are your benefits:
FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow as professionals. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that will expand your experience and chal-lenge your abilities in the global marketplace. The position also offers an excellent compensation package and a com-prehensive suite of benefits. Detailed benefit information can be found at this link: https://fuchs.com/us/en/benefits.
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Do you have any questions?Jerry Martinez (Jerry.Martinez@fuchs.com) will be more than happy to answer them!
Fuchs Lubricants Co. is an equal employment opportunity (EEO)/AA employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace (m/f/d/v).
