Job Title:Senior Sales Engineer - Specialty Elastomers
Summary:This position is responsible for an overview on specialty elastomer commercial activities and drives elastomer business growth in Japan including liquid silicone rubber, custom compounds and specialty high consistent rubber. The market segments include materials for automotive, electronics, healthcare industries. This role has the primary responsibilities that interacts with customers and key accounts to provide total solutions, coordinates and leads daily commercial exercises, grows profitable business and closes new opportunities to expand Momentive’s share in the market.
Responsibilities Include:
- Manage and grow elastomer business in Japan through further penetration, expansion and diversification of the customer base, to ensure that activities generate profitable growth (volume, margin, and profit).
- Coordinate Japan daily commercial exercise such as sales estimate, forecast and demand management, key account interaction, annual and long term strategic plan, etc.
- Seek out and initiate contact at new customers or new applications where you can articulate the value of Momentive specialty elastomers.
- Ability to prioritize several initiatives simultaneously and create / maintain valuable customers.
- Grow with key customers and provide total solutions to new customers, especially in automotive industry.
- Owning the customer within the elastomer team and ensuring that their needs are accurately translated to a geographically dispersed team of technical service, marketing and R&D.
Qualifications:
The following are required for the role
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10+ business experience after getting degree (bachelor degree or above)
- Minimum 5 years of previous sales experience with technical background, and a technical sales is preferred if with any material science or chemical background.
- Fluent spoken and written Japanese and English.
- Ability to travel frequently within the given territory.
Preferred Qualifications:
Working experience related to automotive is preferred.
What We Offer:
At Momentive, we value your well-being and offer competitive total rewards and development programs. Our inclusive culture fosters a strong sense of belonging and provides diverse career opportunities to help you unleash your full potential. Together, through innovative problem-solving and collaboration, we strive to create sustainable solutions that make a meaningful impact. Join our Momentive team to open a bright future. #BePartoftheSolution
About Us:
Momentive is a premier global advanced materials company with a cutting-edge focus on silicones and specialty products. We deliver solutions designed to help propel our customer’s products forward—products that have a profound impact on all aspects of life, around the clock and from living rooms to outer space. With every innovation, Momentive creates a more sustainable future. Our vast product portfolio is made up of advanced silicones and specialty solutions that play an essential role in driving performance across a multitude of industries, including agriculture, automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, healthcare, personal care, consumer products, building and construction, and more.
Momentive believes a diverse workforce empowers our people, strengthens our business, and contributes to a sustainable world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by law.
To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment and be of legal working age as defined by local law. An offer may be conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Note to third parties: Momentive is not seeking or accepting any unsolicited assistance from search and selection firms or employment agencies at this time.
What We Do
As a premier global high-performance silicones and specialties company, Momentive creates solutions that improve quality of life for people and enable a more sustainable future. Our products are the result of a tireless pursuit of progress where the sun never sets on our global marketing and R&D efforts, resulting in innovations that help propel our customers’ businesses forward and positively impact all aspects of life – today, tomorrow, and into the future.
