Market Development Specialist

Overview

Market Development Engineer | Job ref: AZ / 64512 | Reports to: Technology Manager | Place of work: home office based | Region: Italy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, and/or Plastics Engineering, or equivalent
• 3–5 years’ experience in plastic materials, part and mold design, processing or product development, project management in automotive or appliances industry, preferably polyolefin
• Must be able to travel to customer sites, vendors, and between divisions
• Skilled in the use of basic computer software, including word processing and spreadsheets
• Italian language fluent/native; proficiency in English; other languages are an advantage
• Good relationship builder; self-starter & motivated

Remuneration & Benefits

Renumeration depends on seniority and region. Approx. €52,000 – €66,000 salary gross. Benefits: Commission, Car, Laptop

Position Summary

This position is the technical liaison between the customer, the Product Manager and Product Development Engineer, communicating customer requirements and providing project selection and prioritization in cooperation with the Sales and Marketing Department. This position typically manages development projects over a period of 1–3 years until start of production. The MDE position is intended to play a major role in identifying and creating new sales opportunities and building a pipeline for sales growth.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops relationships with customer base and their appropriate technical personnel
• Identifies potential current and/or future product applications
• Defines, in cooperation with AC & Sales manager, development projects and priorities with OEMs and tiers
• Determines material requirements or specifications for targeted applications
• Communicates material requirements and desired timing to the Product Manager at project initiation
• Interfaces with both the customer and the Product Development Engineer, continually communicating project status and any potential changes that may occur in the program from either viewpoint
• Continues the interface between the customer and Product Development until an acceptable material has been obtained
• Provides test data from material developed to customer with feedback to Product Development indicating direction of future work
• Schedules molding trials for material evaluation in actual parts, attending as schedule permits
• Presents a formalized data package of developed material for customer approval
• Acts as Customer Representative, ensuring that customer requirements are addressed
• Documents program/project status with reports as required by manager
• Performs other duties and assignments as directed by supervisor

Additional information

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility may be required with application. To apply please contact Andy Zanin at andy.zanin@listgrove.com or +44 (0) 1789 207070.