Technical Specialist

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Date: Oct 23, 2024

Location: CN

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

Job Responsibilities

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Job Purpose

Key Accountabilities

• Review and approve technical documents and specifications provided by sales teams, ensuring alignment with group standards and policies. Offer technical support to the sales team within assigned areas.

• Assist in resolving product-related claims and complaints from both technical and commercial perspectives, minimizing liabilities.

• Establish an internal technical help desk to assist sales and technical service teams with queries. Regularly conduct technical seminars, customer visits, and training sessions to support both internal staff and external customers, ensuring IP security and business continuity.

• Provide technical support to the Contract & Commercial department on guarantee and technical matters, helping to manage risks and liabilities.

• Build relationships with industry stakeholders by participating in conferences, site visits, and standards committees.

• Lead customer technical seminars, primarily focusing on corrosion protection and paints, and address a wide range of customer technical issues.

• Promote new and key products from a technical standpoint, recommending suitable paint systems and solutions to both sales teams and customers.

• Maintain ongoing communication with the headquarters’ technical department for consultation and updates.

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Experience

• Master’s degree in Materials Chemistry, Corrosion and Protection, Materials Engineering, or Corrosion Engineering.

• 5 years of experience in the paint or coatings industry or Freshman.

• Willingness to travel domestically up to 50%.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Team-oriented and able to thrive under pressure.

• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

• Location: Tianjin, Qingdao, Guangzhou.

Education

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Acquiring Information

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 42746

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