Global Product Manager - Waukesha, United States - Valmet

Description

Are you ready for a career change?

Valmet is seeking great people to mentor into the next generation of paper industry professionals.

Help us remain champions to our customers while being good neighbors and stewards of the earth reducing our impact to the environment.

As an Applications Engineer at Valmet, you are building strong relationships with our customers.

Providing recommendations for technical solutions to help our customers improve fiber and finished product quality, productivity and to reduce their costs and better meet the needs of their customers.

The value this position provides, shows the customer that doing business with Valmet now and in the future is a solid choice for their business

What You'll Need

If you are a self-starter with high energy to drive improvement forward, this position may be right for you.

An effective communicator with data analysis skills, preferably in excel, will allow the right candidate to be successful in this position.

The Applications Engineer will be trouble shooting issues for our customers, auditing the customers process, modeling data, developing recommnedations, and selling these recommendations through strong communication and presentation skills.

The Applications Engineer has two major roles:

Reactive – Working closely with customers and the sales force through issues of competitive threats, delivering a higher level of technical support in an emergency: providing complete systems analysis – being an advanced resource, when a cursory approach is not providing insights necessary to solve problems quickly.

Proactive – Look at the customer base, determining where the company's best products are running and where they are not.

Work with the Sales Managers and Sales to develop action plans for new product development, technical support, etc. in order to advance coverage of products and service throughout the customer base.

Expectations

Will this be the right step for you? To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Technical degree is required. Preferably in Paper Science, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
Experience in the Pulp & Paper Mill, Mechanical Pulp Mill and/or Fiberboard Plant (includes Co-Op and Internships
Ability to travel between 40% to 60% of the time

We Offer

Valmet employees enjoy a competitive wage and a benefits package that includes a company funded pension plan. Our working environment is team-orientated, international and focused on growth.

Additional Information

If you believe you can contribute to the continued success of the business, we encourage you to apply. The best way to include you in the recruiting process is to receive your information through our online application. Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check and drug screen.

Where everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together to provide solutions and services to our customers.

Our commitment to moving our customers' performance forward requires creativity, technological know-how, innovation, service mindedness – and above all, team work Find your new career at Valmet.

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