Celanese Florence , KY 41022
Posted 1 week ago
Overview
Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion.
Responsibilities
Celanese Engineered Materials (EM) is seeking a REMOTE Senior Application Development Engineer (ADE) in US to join the Americas Application Development Team of Industrial, Medical & Consumer (IMC) business unit.
Summary
The Senior Application Development Engineer role for IMC is a multi-faceted customer / market facing position responsible for driving new business growth through an entrepreneurial mindset and rigorous SFDC Opportunity Build & Development process. This Senior Application Development Engineer is responsible for:
Deliver growth by solving existing and new customers' problems and commercializing new applications
Build SFDC pipeline by scouting, targeting and identifying new growth opportunities at new and existing customers
Drive application development projects from initiation to commercialization; able to articulate CE EM product value propositions and influence key decision maker along the value chain
Build in-depth industry/segment knowledge to anticipate trends and changes, and bring internally "Voice of the Customer" and new product/technology development opportunities
Perform preliminary evaluations on select new technologies, market applications or market segments
Collaborate with global commercial teams (Sales, Marketing, and Technical Service) to ensure project/pipeline delivery; Support/participate in growth teams and share experience/knowledge internally
Work closely with value chain partners to generate leads and obtain specifications wins
Qualifications
Bachelor's in Chemistry, Material Science, or Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Plastics or Equivalent) required
Master's degree or PhD preferred
Results driven - passion to focus on and help customers with an urgent business growth mindset
Demonstrated project management experience
Enterprise oriented with strong business acumen skills
Possesses the following Competencies - Communication proficiency, initiative, teamwork focused, personal relationship building, effectiveness/credibility, technical capacity, project management, time management
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders
Proven prospecting skills
Experience - minimum 5-10 years industrial skill in developing applications for high performance engineered polymers in Industrial, Medical and Consumer industries. Previous roles could have been sales, marketing, technical service, or other relevant customer facing experiences
Willingness to travel 30-50% of the time with overnight stay(s) involved
A valid motor vehicle operator's license - ability to drive distances between several locations on a daily / weekly basis
Airline travel when distances do not reasonably permit driving
The ability to work remote without direct day to day management supervision
Knowledge of and use of IT business systems including MS Business Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc…) and Salesforce
The ability to work legally in the required jurisdiction; No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position
Work day / hour flexibility based on customer business need (ex. Customer entertainment etc..)
Experience with CAE / Moldflow a plus
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