Assistant Manager Technical Services

Sika Schweiz AG (Group); Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sika Schweiz AG (Group) is seeking a technically proficient professional to drive product approvals and tailor concrete admixture solutions to customer needs. The role involves aligning product development with client requirements, preparing mix designs, and performing laboratory testing on concrete components.

The position requires conducting on-site demonstrations, supporting trials, and providing hands-on technical assistance to customers and contractors while monitoring market trends for

Qualifications

• Duties listed in the ad reflect responsibilities and capabilities applied to technical customer-facing roles.
• Familiarity with concrete mix design, admixtures, and product development alignment to customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Product approval of new & existing customers leading to sales growth.
• Understand and align product development as per customer requirement.
• Mix designs as per customer requirements.
• Conduct Laboratory testing relating to Concrete, Aggregates, and Cement.
• Record, analyse, certify and prepare summaries of findings and maintain records of the results.
• Troubleshoot to determine reasons for problems or complaints.
• Provide technical support to customers /contractors on site.
• Engage into Product demonstration & testing.
• Provide support to Sales team to conduct trials at site.
• Stay abreast of market trends as well as changes in market and competitive landscape and initiate necessary actions.

Job description

Overview

To obtain the most suitable Sika admixture approved with Sika customers, such as ready-mix concrete producers, contractors, precast producers etc. In case, standard admixtures do not meet the customer requirements, suggest suitable modifications in the concrete mix design or as a last option do modifications in the admixture formulation to meet the concrete requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

Product approval of new & existing customers leading to sales growth. Understand and align product development as per customer requirement. Mix designs as per customer requirements. Conduct Laboratory testing relating to Concrete, Aggregates, and Cement. Record, analyse, certify and prepare summaries of findings and maintain records of the results. Troubleshoot to determine reasons for problems of complaints. Provide technical support to customers /contractors on site. Engage into Product demonstration & testing. Provide support to Sales team to conduct trials at site. Stay abreast of market trends as well as changes in market and competitive landscape and initiate necessary actions.