Assistant Front Office Manager

Job Title : Application Development Engineer

Location : Barcelona, (Spain)

Working area : Spain, Portugal and France

Position Summary :

As an Application Development Engineer for our Plastics distribution business, you will be positioning materials in development applications at OEMs and molders and developing relationships with engineers, specifiers and suppliers based in Italy.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Growing sales at Nexeo customers (OEMs, Molders), aligned with Sales, Key-Account Managers, Suppliers, and Nexeo technical support staff.
• Promote and position materials at customers / prospects incl. training and project acquisition (incl. trade shows, conferences and preparation of sales tools).
• Feedback to suppliers about strategic input portfolio management and future product developments.
• Maintain existing and establish new customer relationships with emphasis on key accounts.
• Translate technology / growth opportunities to new geographies / customers.
• Drive specific applications for existing and new products portfolios.
• Visits to customers sites both independently and in coordination with the sales organization.
• Gather market competitive intelligence including new technologies and market trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Primary Requirements :

• Bachelor degree related to polymers, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering … or related engineering coursework.
• Minimum of 2 - 3 years’ experience in engineering plastics, like PA, PBT, ABS, PC / ABS.
• Ready to travel approx. 3 days a week within the country.
• Knowledge in Automotive or E&E is a plus.
• Required languages : English, Spanish and French.
• Proven, relevant qualifications in the following areas : self-motivating, enthusiastic, pro-active and time management.
• Must be a team player and leader on assigned projects.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork skills along with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Work effectively and coordinate with counterparts across poles.
• Proficient computer skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are required.
• Experience with Salesforce.com is a plus.