Technical Lead – Business Development

Fibertex Personal Care Group is a multinational company with headquarters in Denmark. We employ about 750 people globally. From our manufacturing sites in Denmark, Germany, Malaysia and USA, we export to customers worldwide. Fibertex Personal Care is one of the leading suppliers of high quality nonwovens and print on nonwovens fabric to the hygiene industry, mainly in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Job Highlights
• We fundamentally believe that we are better together!
• We are flexible and have a sound work-life balance
• We act sustainable & responsible in relation to environment

Job Summary
Technical Lead – Business Development will report to the R&D – Business Development Manager and work closely with R&D – Supplier Development, Planning, Sales, Quality and Production.

The profile we have in mind is a customer facing technical person with technical knowledge to advice/coordinate development projects with customers while at the same time help to drive the internal R&D work necessary to satisfy customers’ needs.

Job Responsibilities
• Technical support to hygiene converters in Asia Pacific (strategic and key customers)
• Lead and manage development projects/sample requests with customers for timely commercialization
• Customer visits – expected to travel 40 – 50 days/year in Asia Pacific (with potential occasional trips to Europe or North America)
• Internal coordination with R&D – Supplier Development, Quality, Production, Planning and Sales on preparation and execution of internal sample productions
• Provide guidance to junior team members in joint projects/assignments

Qualification and Requirements
• Relevant technical education and experience combined with customer contact experience
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience
• Experience with diaper design/production or related industries is an advantage
• Skilled in trouble shooting, analysis/interpretation and creative in problem solving
• Experience working in an international environment
• Team player, independent, well organized and detail oriented.
• Extrovert personality, good interpersonal skill and good communicator at all organizational levels
• Excellent spoken and written English

Join the Team
When joining the Fibertex Personal Care team, you will be part of educational and open-minded environment. You are not just allowed, but expected to contribute with your opinion. Our workplace is high paced and characterized by responsibility, challenges and not least – fun.

You will benefit from interacting with both internal and external contacts. Your external contacts will include major international producers of diapers and other hygiene products and your internal contacts are competent colleagues in Malaysia, Denmark, Germany and US.