Section Manager - Market Research & Sales Function - PPS Resin/Engineering Plastics

Roles and Responsibilities:

1.Manage and direct activities in the Market Research Department

- Conduct Market Research in Engineering Plastics (PPS resin) for Automotive, Home Appliance, Electrical & Electronics and Infrastructure industries

- Develop New Customers & New Products (formulate recipes for new applications)

- Interact daily/frequently with customers to identify their production problems and provide timely, cost effective, win-win solutions

- Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements

- Ensure smooth, efficient operation of Market Research & Sales function

2.Lead the department in complying with Company policies, standards and procedures

- Safety : Safety is Job #1; the candidate is aware of his/her special responsibility towards health and safety in adherence with Companys Safety Policy, at all times.

- Quality : The candidate is responsible for quality of work and conducts his/her activities in accordance with the company quality policy at all times.

- SOI : The candidate is aware of all relevant standards and expectations they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.

3.Other Qualifications :

- Experienced project manager with strong project management, oral, written and presentation skills

- Deep understanding of the Indian PPS resin market , Automotive and Non-Automotive Industry; contacts in the industry are necessary

- Injection molding / Tooling knowledge is valuable.

- Experience in the field of Engineering Plastics (compounding operations) Business in market research and sales of Engineering Plastics Resins especially for Technical Marketing

- Must be a self-starter who is skilled negotiator and influencer with internal (Company) and external (Customers, Industry, Government) stakeholders

Good To Have:

Qualification: Graduation or Masters degree in Marketing from Reputed Institution with 7 + years' of experience.

Software Skills: - ERP - SAP Added advantage - MS office

Languages: English Speak/Write; Any Regional languages - advantage

Must Have:

- Strong Interpersonal skills, must be able to negotiate and problem solving

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- Be Curious