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OEM / GI Customer Leadership
- Leads global quality and technical program execution for strategic Global OEM GI Customers (Kubota, John Deere, CAT, etc)
- Partner closely with Commercial and Marketing teams to translate customer needs into clear, executable technical requirements.
- Connects customer requirements, R&D, manufacturing, and quality systems
- Owns resolution of complex, multi-site quality and technical issues
- Drives global alignment, prioritization, project execution, and customer satisfaction at scale
- Serve as the primary technical and quality interface for strategic OEM customers
Global Program Leadership
- Translate customer requirements into clear, executable technical and quality plans
- Lead customer-facing reviews, including qualification, complaint resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Lead complex, multi-region project portfolios (innovation, qualification, scale-up, MOB)
- Establish governance, scope, milestones, risk management, and resource alignment globally
- Provide executive-level visibility and decision support for the portfolio
Cross Functional Execution
- Cross functional responsibility to lead teams including R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Regulatory
- Key customer and internal contact for OEM programs and meetings. Includes High Impact leaders, Quarterly Customer Continuous Improvement meetings, etc.
- Perform effective data analysis to support complex investigations. Data analysis must be presented in a way that all can interpret it easily to drive to the correct conclusion.
- Develop Technical or Customer facing standard operating procedures and provide training to site personnel to ensure procedures are followed.
- Create/maintain monthly reports to track and improve metrics related to servicing Global accounts, trial success rate, project turn times, complaint cycle time, etc
- Utilizes customer data and helps them analyze and solve complex customer line problems as requested.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have at least 11 - 15 years of experience in coatings products development, Operations, Quality, Technical, Marketing, or Sales
• Flexible work schedule to adapt prioritization changes and needs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead a cross functional team to a successful outcome
• Strong presentations skills
• Program knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access, Minitab
• Demonstrated success in leading Root Cause investigations and analysis tools
• Previous direct customer interaction
• Knowledge of more complex problem solving and error proofing skills
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to determine the difference between colors so you can correctly tint paint to the colors desired by customers.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Majors in Chemistry, Engineering or a related field
• Six Sigma Green Belt
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 30% Domestic and International
This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.
Successful candidate will be required to sign an Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreement where permitted by law.
