Technical Sales Manager

Sika AG•Madison Heights, MI

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

Sika is looking for an experienced Technical Sales Manager to join our growing team! At Sika, the Technical Sales Manager will assess and understand the customer’s technical needs relative to battery thermal interface materials, sealing, and bonding and by working with the global battery team and local R&D ultimately provide a technically and commercially viable solution in support of our e-mobility growth targets.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, automotive industry, or a directly related field plus three (3) years of related experience.
Must have at least one (1) year of experience with the following: Sales experience
EV battery system challenges and solutions.
Must have at least three (3) years of experience with the following: Automotive Industry.
Domestic travel required up to 25% for internal meetings and client sites.
Currently telecommuting is allowed 1 day/week per Sika guidelines.

Responsibilities

Identify and prioritize customer business targets by creating an in-depth understanding of the market trends and customer product cycles.
Work with the various account teams internally, facilitating and driving the expansion and depth of key technical relationships inside the customer to understand their (battery technology) needs.
Assess the technical needs of the customer and guiding the customer towards solutions to solutions that Sika can ultimately support.
Lead and direct the use of supporting technical departments such as Technical Services and R&D to best position our solutions at the customer and in accordance with the customer’s timing.
Consult and advise the customer on how best to achieve their technical and cost targets by position existing solutions - or in the case they do not exist – communicate the need for the development of new materials internally.
Publish quarterly information on the battery sales pipeline, NA EV developments and trends, and business outlook summary.
Collaborate with global teams in Europe, China, Japan, and Korea for the growth and benefit of NA business while at the same time supporting growth in those areas as well as part of the global technical team.