Customer Technical Service Manager – Europe and MEA
Global Cellulose Fibers
Location - Geneva, Switzerland
For our Global Cellulose Fibers business, we are looking for a Customer Technical Service Specialist - Europe and MEA. This role provides valued-added services to pulp customers in facilitating the qualification process of selected customers, ensures timely response time, enhances the customer experience, provides key market / customer intelligence, supports the launch of new products and works across IP to provide an exceptional customer experience.
Why this job is for you :
Are you passionate about leveraging your technical knowledge, analytical skills and interpersonal abilities? Embrace a role where your expertise isn’t just valued - it’s pivotal. As a key player in our dynamic team, you’ll be the cornerstone of ensuring unparalleled customer satisfaction and propelling business success. Your day-to-day will involve immersive technical support and crafting strategic customer connections that drive our growth and theirs. If you’re eager to contribute to a culture that values every team member’s input, this is where you belong. Let’s redefine what it means to engage, support and succeed together.
You will :
- Establish strong relationships with technical counterparts at customer's EMEA locations
- Deliver operational expertise on the mechanics and construction of absorbent hygiene products and other end-uses that utilize fluff pulp such as wet wipes, airlaid cores, etc.
- Understand and articulate technical trends within fluff-related markets
- Ascertain practical understanding of each customer's production equipment, especially in fiberization
- Manage the qualification process for new customer locations and / or new products
- Provide training to customers and other key audiences
- Contribute to the competitive benchmark initiative by securing product and reporting results
- Communicate customer and market intelligence to key stakeholders
- Identify new opportunities to improve the customer experience and IP's service offering
- Support specific customer initiatives to improve the customer experience and troubleshoot, when necessary
- Collaborate with the broader customer technical service team to share best practices
- Identify internal opportunities to realize efficiencies in our business and decision processes
- Perform statistical analysis as needed
- Aggregate and communicate customer expectations vs IP performance
- Support product development efforts with analysis to improve performance, positioning and pricing of new products
- Network and build productive relationships at conferences and shows
You have :
BSc. in industrial systems or materials science or applied chemistryMSc. in process engineering or TQS would be a plus2-3 years of relevant business experience in the fluff or absorbent hygiene sectorKnowledge in pulp production, fiberization equipment and QA / QC processesDemonstrated ability to take initiative and manage multiple projectsStrong statistical backgroundProficiency in Excel, Minitab, PowerPoint and Database managementExperience in 6 Sigma or Lean Management an assetAppreciation for diversity and capacity to manage differences in cultureEffective communication skills across time zones and different languagesFluent English (C1 EU level)Ability to travel extensively to all EMEA countries without restrictionsLI-MK1