Technical Service Representative/Chemist

USA, North Caroline

Are you interested in a role, reporting to the Global Business Segment Director, Strategy & Marketing? Do you want to be part of the technical team who is responsible for contributing to the day-to-day activities of the commercial sales and growth of the US business? IGM Resins is looking for a new team member who fits these criteria!

JOB TITLE
Technical Service Representative/Chemist
Function: Strategy & Marketing 

WHO WE ARE
IGM Resins (igmresins.com) is recognized as the leader in UV Technology. Headquartered in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, IGM is the world’s leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals focused on the UV Inks, coatings and adhesives market. Manufacturing and product development activities are located in the US, Europe and Asia with sales and distribution locations strategically positioned globally to best serve regional markets. IGM Resins has grown through organic and acquisitions over the last years and currently employs around 800 team members. 

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review the R&D team reports and help interpret the data into meaningful information to help the sales team sell, cross-sell and up-sell new resin, photoinitiator, and additive products to customers. 
• Respond to customer questions about the chemistry composition of IGM Resins products and how our products will affect the customer’s energy-curing resin, photoinitiator, and additive products and services.  
• Use knowledge of chemistry and coating application knowledge to coordinate with IGM Resins’ research and development team to explain complex chemistry in a clear way to our sales team and customers.  
• Serve as subject matter expert on resins, photoinitiators, and additives to help the sales team learn about the chemical product and how to use the chemical product in various industries, such as in industrial coatings and 3D printing, electronics and adhesives, and printing and packaging industries.  
• Help identify potential markets and industries for the sales team to pursue.  
• Write technical papers or reports or prepare standards and specifications for processes, facilities, products, or tests.  
• Confer with other chemists and sales representatives to gather technical answers in response to customer inquiries.  
• Travel to key industry & trade associations to be available in case the sales team needs assistance with answering chemistry-related questions and with exploring new chemical development projects.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• MINIMUM EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, or related field.
• MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of chemist experience working with Photo-initiators, Energy Curing Resins, or Additive products.
• TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Occasional up to 10% domestic travel.

APPLY FOR THIS POSITION
IGM is passionate about our mission and excited to grow our talent pool with people who feel the same way. If this is you, we encourage you to get in touch with us! We offer a dynamic and diverse working culture and we are flexible towards working hours and location to support your work-life balance. Please send your resume to: Careers.North-America@igmresins.com .