Technical Manager Lubricants

Cargill Russia; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global agribusiness and food company is seeking a Technical Manager - Industrial Lubricants to provide deep technical expertise in the Industrial lubricants field. The role supports customer developments and innovative product technology within the Energy Technologies R&D team. Candidates should have a robust background in new product development specific to Industrial Lubricants, with strong communication skills and the ability to handle customer needs across Europe. This position offers hybrid working, with flexibility in the UK.

Benefits

Highly competitive base salary

Comprehensive benefits package including Company Car or Car allowance

BUPA Healthcare

Contributory pension

Life assurance

Performance related bonus

Employee assistance scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record in new product development specifically with Industrial Lubricants.
• Ability to articulate technical needs and anticipate future directions in the market.
• Knowledge of Chemistry for structure-performance evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep technical support to customers across Europe.
• Drive generation of customer-specific projects for technology adoption.
• Oversee new product, data, or formulation development projects.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English

Demonstrated success in new product development with Industrial Lubricants

Strong experience in technical support for Industrial Lubricants

Strong level of business acumen

Job description

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.

Benefits

Highly competitive base salary plus comprehensive benefits package including; Company Car or Car allowance, BUPA Healthcare, contributory pension, life assurance, performance related bonus and employee assistance scheme.

Job Purpose and Impact

Location: York Biotech Campus (UK) - York YO41 1LZ - Hybrid working is supported. We are also open to candidates working remotely in the UK with frequent travel to York (2-3 times a week) and customer locations (UK/Europe) when required.

The Technical Manager - Industrial Lubricants role, within our Energy Technologies R&D team, will bring deep technical expertise in the Industrial lubricants field to support customer developments with existing products and new technology developments – working together with our sales organisation to deliver our ambitious growth targets.

The role holder will have excellent customer-facing skills and be adept at solving customer problems, particularly in the following application areas: Hydraulics, Gear, and Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants, with a strong knowledge of industrial lubricant formulations.

In addition, the role holder will have an in-depth knowledge of market trends and will be able to support the strategic direction of innovation in the Industrial Lubricants space, through close interaction with commercial colleagues.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide deep technical support to a wide customer-base across Europe, and occasionally in other regions, to drive business generation and retention
• Drive the generation of value-adding customer specific projects to support technology adoption and define technical solutions which will deliver on customer needs
• Be the 'Go-to' person for technical input on the Industrial Lubricants market across Cargill’s Energy Technologies business, with an ability to articulate existing technical needs and anticipate likely future directions
• Be the key technical expert who oversees new product, data or formulation development projects within the Industrial Lubricants area
• Available to travel 25% to 35%

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English
• Demonstrated success in new product development and data generation specifically with Industrial Lubricants - essential - Other non-Lubricant product categories cannot be considered
• Strong experience of technically supporting an customers specifically with Industrial Lubricants - Essential
• Ideally a working knowledge of Intellectual Property and patent strategy
• Ideally a knowledge of Chemistry to support structure-performance evaluations
• Strong level of business acumen

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:

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