SENIOR TECHNICAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - APAC São Paulo - SP Full-time employee

MM CONSULTORIA RH; Singapore; On-site; SGD 64,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

MM CONSULTORIA RH is seeking a Senior Technical Market Development Manager in São Paulo for APAC market leadership in niobium-containing products. The role leads a multicultural technical team, provides customer technical support, and manages projects with budget planning.

Intensive international travel is required. Qualifications include advanced metallurgy/materials engineering, PhD/Master’s preferred, and 20+ years in steel mills with strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Engineering background in Materials, Metallurgy, Production or Mechanical engineering.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Materials/Metallurgy is highly appreciated.
• Fluency in English and strong communication skills are essential.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in steel mills with related processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Asian customers (steel mills) and new prospects to solve problems and improve productivity.
• Lead and mentor a multicultural technical team of specialists.
• Coordinate multi-program leadership, budgets and project delivery.
• Research market needs and opportunities; build links with partners in supply chain.
• Travel extensively in Asia (Japan, South Korea, India, SEA) for customer interaction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Market analysis

Education

Engineering (Materials)

Engineering (Metallurgy)

Master’s/PhD in Materials/Metallurgy

English fluency

Tools

Statistical data analysis

Job description

Published on APRIL 13, 2026

Also for PwD

Workplace: São Paulo - SP São Paulo - SP

Job type: Full-time employee Full-time employee

Work model: Onsite Onsite

Also for PwD

Also for PwD

Senior Technical Market Development Manager is responsible for interaction with customers (steel mills) in APAC region and the supply chain of niobium-containing products, including a variety of industries around in the region. This is a leadership role which also involves the management and mentoring of a multicultural technical team, providing technical assistance to customers, projects management with coordination and budget planning. Intensive routine of international trips is demanded.

Responsibilities and assignments

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support to the Asian customers (steel mills) and potential new customerswith the objective of solving problems, improving quality, reducing costs, improving productivity and production stability, or developing the production of a specific product.
• Managing and mentoring of a multicultural technical team of Specialists
• Providing multi-program leadership, coordination, and budget planning
• Research scenario, identifying market necessities and potentials.
• Establishing links with various companies, agents, consultants, and suppliers within the supply chain to facilitate potential new business and technology developments.
• Building knowledge of customers and informing them on market demand, market trends and the demands for technology.
• Coordinate technical projects and technology developments involving companies, universities, research centers/institutions and customers.
• Niobium technology management (monitoring, transfer, implementation, development, dissemination, promotion, documentation, and generation).
• Intensive routine of business trips, throughout Asia (mainly Japan, South Korea, India and SEA countries), to interact with the steel mills.

Requirements:

• This is a technology focused role which would require a background education and solid experience in the specific area of hot rolling of flat and long steels. It also requires communication and personal skills for an international role with direct interaction with customers and partners.
• The candidate is required to be a Materials/Metallurgy/Industrial/Mechanical engineer.
• Postgraduation (PhD or Masters) in Materials or Metallurgy is highly appreciated.
• Minimum of 20 years’ experience working in steel mills with good knowledge of steel products and production processes (steelmaking, continuous casting, hot rolling, finishing/conditioning, welding, and heat treatments).
• Experience and knowledge on steel characterization, including microstructure analysis, mechanical testing, and interpretation of results. Solid experience interacting with shop floor steel production (rolling mill).
• Specific understanding of the role of Niobium in micro alloyed steels and experience with Niobium, Titanium, and Vanadium micro alloyed steels are very positive differentials.
• The candidate is expected to be fluent in English language and exhibit a very well-developed set of communication skills.
• Ability to develop working relationships with people from different backgrounds and cultures (customers, sales, production, industry leaders).
• People leadership skills and teambuilding are an extremely important aspect internally and externally in this role.
• It is of the utmost importance that the candidate can objectively and proactively manage and lead the implementation of action plans both internally and with customers.
• Able to analyze market trends and statistical data.
• Highly motivated and hungry for growth
• Innovative and flexible, results orientated.

Requirements and qualifications

Qualifications:

• Engineering with any of those backgrounds: Materials, Metallurgy, Production, Mechanical.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Materials or Metallurgy is highly appreciated.
• Fluency in English
• Ability to develop working relationships with people from different backgrounds (customers, salespeople, production shop operators, industry leaders)
• Ability to implement action plans with customers, to follow up the actions, and to identify the divergences and propose countermeasures to keep the plan on track.
• Results oriented.

Process stages

• Step 1: Registration 1 Registration
• Step 3: Entrevista RH 3 Entrevista RH
• Step 7: Hiring 7 Hiring