Senior Application Specialist

Senior Application Specialist - Paper / Wet End Chemicals

With your specialist knowledge within wet end chemicals you support regional sales teams to acquire new customers and develop our engagement with existing customers. You organize and run lab-tests, as well as full-scale trials.

As a Senior Application Specialist you gain, present and implement new application knowledge and new concepts together with the European wet end application team. You also arrange and conduct application and product training, both internally and externally.

The position belongs to Kemira's Paper segment and can be based in Helsingborg alternatively from other Kemira or home office in Sweden. You should be able and willing to travel extensively.

Business: Kemira

City: Helsingborg/flexible

Qualification:
We expect you to have at least 5 years experience from the pulp and paper industry, especially regarding wet end applications such as sizing, dry strengths, retention aids and defoamers. A deeper knowledge of wet end chemistry is an advantage.

As a person you are open and innovative in your ways of doing things. You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have a positive approach towards our customers. You are self-directed, high-performing and a co-operative team player.

Fluent spoken and written English and Swedish is necessary for succeeding in the position.

This recruitment is performed in collaboration with Proffice Life Science. Please apply at www.proffice.se/lifescience. Applications will be evaluated continuously, please apply as soon as possible. For further information please contact recruitment consultant David Rüdel, 073-905 1652.

More information: David Rüdel, 073-905 1652, david.rudel@proffice.se

Organization/Business description:
Kemira - Where water meets chemistry

Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise and chemicals that improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2012, Kemira had annual revenue of EUR 2.2 billion and around 4,900 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.

We drive to achieve above-the-market growth through our competent people, high-performing organization, product and service, and a strengthened presence in selected emerging markets. We have unique expertise in applying chemicals and supporting pulp & paper producers to innovate and constantly improve their operational efficiency.