CTS Technologist - Industrial Team

We have an opportunity for someone to become part of the CTS Industrial team. The role will be providing support to customers via technical guidance and deliver solutions to meet the customers' needs and applications. 

Developing a collaborative relationship with CTS, R&D, OEM, Sales, and Marketing to share and gain an understanding of current and future market trends, requirements and applications that will impact our product portfolio.

Bringing customers’ feedback in current technology to develop the future technology roadmap and be voice of customer in associated NPDs.

Be a key player within the Account Management Triangle (Sales, Marketing, CTS), and contributing to Customer Portfolio Analysis, enabling the team to great discovery to ensure recommendation and delivery of innovative solutions.

Develop insightful technical literature to support product portfolio for both internal and external customers.

Increase customer loyalty by proactively investigating and resolving customer concerns.

Develop understanding of Afton’s product line chemistry, OEM claims and applications.

Initiate development of a deep understanding of industry test requirements, customer test requirements and associated specifications and how those tests can be influenced by Afton  chemistry.

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Demonstrated aptitude for the CTS function.

Skills/ Abilities:

• Decision Making - Timely decision making using a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgment; sometimes with incomplete information, under tight deadlines with appropriate risk, authority and transparency
• Business Insight - Has knowledge of general business model, practices and procedures. Understands how the actions and output of the role impacts the business and others.
• Analysis and Problem Solving - Solves problems with effective solutions by asking good questions, involving others, and looking outside of existing processes and procedures. Has technical knowledge and skills to troubleshoot test equipment or test precision issues.
• Communication – Can communicate information clearly, effectively, and timely in an engaging and convincing manner.
• Managing Performance - Possessing the drive and focus to achieve challenging individual and team goals.
• Collaboration and Networking - The ability to work within and across Afton's organizational matrix to achieve objectives, including the capability to influence without authority.
• Project Management - The ability to manage tasks and activities and achieve their completion within the agreed framework, across regional and organizational boundaries as appropriate
• Innovation - Continuously assesses current processes, practices, procedures, techniques and tools and provides suggestions for improvement. Open to new concepts.  May benchmark outside laboratories or others for process improvement ideas.
• Dealing with Uncertainty - Is sufficiently flexible to effectively cope with change, multiple priorities, and lack of information at times
• Customer Relationship Management – Interpersonal skills to be able to make good strong connections with customers & OEM personnel. Combination of character & technical credibility. Demonstrate customer intimacy and Passion for Solutions approach to understand core technical problems and deliver solutions to business, marketing and external customers.