Market Development Engineer - Western Region at Washington Penn

<p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>This position is responsible for identifying product requirements and driving technology development projects related to business growth of polypropylene compounds.&nbsp; Requirements include strong plastics technology skills and excellent skills in customer relationships, business development, project management, teamwork, organization, and communication.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Duties/Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Responsible for managing development activities associated with polyolefin compounded materials.</li> <li>Pursues new business opportunities through diligent customer and market development efforts: <ul> <li>Identifies strategic markets and customers;</li> <li>Determines material requirements and specifications for targeted applications;</li> <li>Collaborates with WPP product development engineers to develop material solutions to meet customer needs;</li> <li>Interprets sample results and provides data sheets and other material physical property information to customers;</li> <li>Coordinates and attends customer molding trials as necessary, providing feedback to WPP product development regarding direction of future work;</li> <li>Presents a formalized data package of developed material(s) for customer approval(s).</li> </ul> </li> <li>Interfaces with customers and OEMs to achieve and document WPP product approvals.</li> <li>Effectively promotes WPP products and organizational capabilities.</li> <li>Submits call reports and monthly activity summaries concerning customer-related activities as requested by manager.</li> <li>Provides timely response to customer inquiries and complaints to ensure customer satisfaction.</li> <li>Performs other duties and assignments as directed by manager.</li> <li>Performs all duties safely and in compliance with documentation outlined in the Safety, Health &amp; Environmental and defined quality management systems.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Recommended Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering, science, or equivalent, and/or 5-7 years of experience with custom plastic materials.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to leverage technical strength to develop new business.</li> <li>Ability to build and maintain strong, long term customer relationships.</li> <li>Excellent communication skills, self-starter, sense of urgency, personable, and well organized.</li> <li>Skilled in the use of basic computer software, including word-processing and spreadsheets.</li> <li>Self-sufficient in terms of time management and support.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Working Conditions</strong></p> <ul> <li>Location – Remote with preference in Western Region - Utah, Colorado, California, Arizona, etc</li> <li>Environment – Commercial and/or home office as appropriate.</li> <li>Travel – Frequent travel, generally over 50% and can include international travel.</li> </ul>