Product Application Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provide advanced technical support to the sales and operations teams, including troubleshooting, process optimization, and new product implementation.

• Manage customer trials and application projects, ensuring timely delivery of technical reports, studies, and recommendations.

• Lead collaboration between customers, R&D, and Operations to develop and qualify new products, formulations, and process solutions that meet performance, cost, and sustainability objectives.

• Identify and define customer needs, selecting or proposing products aligned with portfolio strategy and business goals.

• Develop and deliver technical presentations, case studies, and application training for internal teams and customers.

• Drive measurable value creation by leading validated cost-in-use and process improvement initiatives for key accounts.

• Monitor and analyze competitive technologies, providing input into product strategy and innovation priorities.

• Maintain CRM accuracy for technical projects, opportunities, and feedback to support visibility and data-driven decision-making.

• Ensure compliance with company policies, including documentation standards, Code of Conduct, and safety practices.

• Actively manage an Individual Development Plan (IDP) and contribute to building internal technical capability through training and knowledge sharing.

Requirements:

Education, Experience & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree required (MS/MBA preferred) in Chemistry, Engineering or any business area.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a customer facing and technical capacity.

• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% of the time to customer sites.

• Willingness and ability to work from a home-based office.

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, engineering, or business required; 5+ years in a customer-facing technical role; willingness to travel about 50% and work from a home-based office.

Key Responsibilities

• supporting sales
• managing trials
• developing solutions

Skills & Tools

CRM

Job Details

• Category: Business Development
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Languages: English

About Quaker Houghton

A manufacturer of industrial fluids and chemical solutions for manufacturing processes. — Industry: Manufacturing