AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.: Manager, Performance Coatings Technology

Company Name: 
AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.
 
Company Description: 
AGC Chemicals Americas is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, which includes a state-of-the-art technology center. We maintain manufacturing operations in nearby Thorndale, Pennsylvania, a satellite sales office in Guarantinguetá, Brazil and warehouses located throughout North America. We are always working to reduce environmental impact by supplying chemicals needed to make sustainable products.

Our company manufactures, markets and sells fluoroproducts and specialty chemicals including AsahiKlin and AMOLEA fluorinated solvents, LUMIFLON® FEVE resins, AsahiGuard E-SERIES and FibraLAST water and oil repellents.
 
Business Industry: 
OEM/ Industrial Coatings
 
Job Title: 
Manager, Performance Coatings Technology
 
Experience: 
Mid-Senior Level
 
Job Function: 
Management
 
Employment Type: 
Full-time
 
Job Description: 
The Manager of the Performance Coatings Technology team is responsible for spearheading the research, application development, and technical support to the creation of material solutions and competitive advantages of AGC’s material technologies and product lines.

*** Provides ongoing training and developmental experiences for the technical staff and regular technical updates for the sales force and commercial team to ensure continuous improvement of their overall capabilities
*** Manages team that has direct contact and interfaces with customers and assigned company accounts.
*** Works closely with business unit and division leadership to identify new markets where AGC material technology could be applied.

• Provides leadership for the research, application and product development, and technical service activities required to support business unit strategies, working closely with the Commercial and Strategy divisions.
• Executes technical strategic planning to support the Performance Chemicals Group’s product lines.
• Drives new product development and identify higher value-added opportunities for products.
• Leads and develops a technical team with requisite technical skills and knowledge to properly support the various business units.
• Submits technical updates to the sales force to ensure continuous improvement of their overall capabilities.
• Establishes and manages a budget for the technical department which includes capital expenditures, equipment maintenance programs, and cost center budgets.
• Actively supports global technical and commercial team initiatives and effectively communicates with counterparts at other global locations.
• Provides technical assistance to help resolve customer complaints as needed.
• Engages in direct customer contact as appropriate to establish relationships with key technical staff at major accounts.
• Provides oversight responsibility for the content of technical information shared externally with customers and vendors to insure proper protection of proprietary intellectual property.
• Domestic and international travel required.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, or polymer science. Graduate degree is preferred, whether in the sciences or in business.
• Ten (10) years’ experience in the chemical or polymer industry; global experience is a plus. 
• Experience in a leadership role responsible for driving technical innovation and business success. Experience with managing and protecting intellectual property is preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team building skills, and a proven track record of leading teams to technical and/or business success.
• Demonstrated computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; ERP systems; and electronic laboratory notebooks.
• Familiarity with identifying technical trends, market development, and production activities.