Elkem recherche son Technical customer manager Europe

The role is carried out in a team and directly covering responsibilities for the assigned European areas. It is supported by modern equipment and facilities that enable us to have a deep capacity of investigation of Irons of our customers and high capacity of development of new products, solutions and processes.
The customer focused department carries out Solutions and products development on processes, alloys and additives for the cast iron industry, and act in a team with our R&D and sales force.

Areas of responsibility:

• Technical customer support. Through visits, technical meetings and seminars, audits, improvements and development of process and product
• Project Management and Execution for Customers Improvement and development joint-projects
• Project Management and Execution for Internal projects, for the development of new Solutions and Products
• Support sales organizations for the definition and implementation of the best solutions for the Customers
• Support European Production Plants
• Highly contribute to the innovation process of the division and help the division to achieve its strategic targets

Qualifications required for the position:

• Degree in metallurgy, chemistry or mechanics
• Large technical background on iron foundry metallurgy, production processes and control
• Large technical background on cast iron, castings defects, their analysis and solutions
• Ability and aptitude to read customer’s processes and understand customer’s needs
• Ability and aptitude to analyze problems and develop customized solutions, fully achieving customer targets
• Advanced skills on production processes and chemical, metallographic and thermal analysis of the various types of cast iron
• Advanced understanding of the use of alloys and additives in the cast iron process
• Strong communication skills and customer orientation
• Ability to provide precise and efficient deliveries
• Fluent in English.

The position will report to the European TCS Manager and will work from home or, possibly, in one of the Elkem offices, if the opportunity exists.