Job opportunity

Purpose & key responsibilities of the role

• In this role, you will grow and diversify Lenzing’s Specialty business, delivering strategy targets and creating sustainable market entries for Lenzing’s fibers in Specialty Applications
• You will be responsible for managing Customer technical relationships along the supply chain in order to build/secure sales of Lenzing fibers for Specialty Applications (e.g. Filtration, Electrical Separator, Carbonization, Medical) and Emerging segments with a special focus on Packaging Application, maintaining existing Industrial business with Technical Marketing
• Through understanding and review of the market structure, you will identify key customer needs and new market and business opportunities, providing market and value chain analysis
• As a key influencer of R&D projects, you will generate ideas to develop new materials and applications benefit package
• You will be a key technical interface with manufacturing to establish optimal product specification/quality
• You will provide specialist technical and commercial marketing development/customer service to assist in the introduction of new materials and solutions

Our expectations for this exciting role

• You bring at least 6 years’ experience in customer facing roles with exposure to technical aspects of nonwoven production
• You hold a relevant technical University Degree, additional Commercial education is a plus
• You have strong experience in hunting new markets to develop new business opportunities, establishing first contact with potential customers, pricing the product in order to achieve the best added value and the highest profit/CM
• You have a convincing approach to customer relationship management, excellent organizational skills, hands-on mentality and problem-solving abilities
• You are a creative thinker who is able to translate customer needs and market trends into action plans to deliver innovative solutions
• You are a team player with strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• You are able to work remotely and travel as required

Our benefits

• Work-life balance with flexible working & home office opportunities, depending upon your role
• Inspiring personal development program with access to extensive online Learning platform and formal training by experts
• The chance to make an impact within a Sustainable & Innovative industry leader
• Collaborative international working environment
• Involvement with our diverse & inclusive company culture