Title: Applications Manager, New Ventures, Americas

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day. At Kemira, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive and make a difference. Learn more about Kemira at www.kemira.com/careers.

Kemira’s Paper division offers the pulp and paper industry high-end products and applications, outstanding know-how and service in order to optimize customers’ manufacturing processes and to increase their productivity and profitability.

As part of our Surface Additives team the Principal Specialist provides advanced product and application expertise with significant impact in supporting the field sales force for coating additives and barrier products. The role provides guidance on product selection, testing, troubleshooting, presenting to customers and conferences.

Your responsibilities will include:

Provide technical support for field sales including testing protocols, product selection, application criteria, feed equipment and troubleshooting application performance.
Contribute to profitable product line growth through commercializations of core technologies, technical sales training and optimizing applications.
Contribute to the development of new technologies, applications and business opportunities and strategy.
Provide technical lead on major and complex customer and internal projects (Corp.bids, TCM, R&D, etc).

Desired skills and experience:

B.S. Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or other technical discipline.
Minimum 10 years experience in Paper Applications, Sales or R&D.
Advanced technical knowledge in coating, surface additives and broad understanding of papermaking. Including knowledge and experience with key barrier application performance such as OTR, OGR, WVTR and Cobb.
Proven track record of solving complex technical customer issues.
Familiarity with data analysis and reporting.
Valid Driver License
Ability to travel 60-80%

Please apply with CV no later than April 11, 2025 at MyKem/Careers.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. Our customers include industrial and municipal water treatment operators, and pulp & paper industry among others. We provide the best-suited products and services to improve our customers’ product quality, process, and resource efficiency. Our focus is on water treatment, renewable solutions, and digital services. In 2023, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 3.4 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. For more information, please visit our web site www.kemira.com/careers and LinkedIn.