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    Flat Roofing Technical Manager - Sharpness, United Kingdom - Georgia-Pacific

    Georgia-Pacific
    Georgia-Pacific Sharpness, United Kingdom

    6 days ago

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    Description

    Your Job

    We are seeking a Flat Roofing Technical Manager – Europe to join our team based in Europe that will be responsible for supporting the technical positioning of our gypsum glass mat roof boards in Europe. The ideal candidate must have a detailed technical understanding of commercial flat roofing waterproofing systems including single ply and bitumen to help identify gaps, structure, execute a testing program, develop technical messaging, and collaborate with other complementary manufacturers with components in the roof build ups. The ability to collaborate with various internal capabilities in a matrixed organization is fundamental to success in the role. This role will report to the Commercial Manager-Europe with dotted line reporting to US based capabilities. 30% of travel throughout the territory is required.

    Our Team

    Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is one of the largest plasterboard manufacturers in North America and the innovators of the leading roof protection board brand in North America. You will be on the International Commercial Team, a growing team, responsible for profitably growing markets outside the United States and Canada with our equity brand of gypsum panels. Growing the roof board category in Europe is one of the main growth opportunities for the broader gypsum division.

    What You Will Do


    •Internal and External Technical Sales Support: Provide technical support to commercial team, waterproofing manufacturers, roofing contractors, and the design community which may include job site visits, project support, joint lunch and learns with architect firms, conference presentations, development, and implementation of technical trainings, and answering general technical queries, etc.


    •Develop and execute a testing program: Leverage knowledge of European testing/certification standards and regulations including country specific requirements, FM assembly approvals, and competitor benchmarking to develop and execute a comprehensive test plan that creates a market advantage.


    •Industry Networking: Be actively involved in industry membership bodies where true business value is to be achieved. Leverage commercial aptitude to develop relationships with strategic key technical influencers in the industry.


    •Internal Collaboration to align with business objectives: Work closely with Product Management, Technical Services, Product Compliance, Sales, Marketing, Product Quality, and other relevant departments to improve knowledge sharing, drive innovation, better communication, and increased success. Create, audit, maintain and document workflows and processes to improve quality and efficiency of business objectives.


    •Technical Positioning of Product in Europe: Lead the development of the technical strategy in Europe. Work with internal capabilities to continually improve the technical positioning of the product in Europe by understanding the technical landscape, trends, changing regulations, and customer needs. You may also be required to participate in technical committee work with trade associations. Develop value-based proposals to highlight certain attributes, develop innovations and/or close testing gaps.

    Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


    •Strategic and analytical thinker


    •Commercially minded, comfortable developing relationships with technical teams


    •Excellent presenter and communicator


    •Experience working as part of a remote team


    •Principled entrepreneur and problem solver


    •Strong analytical and economic thinking skills


    •Contribution motivated and proactive


    •Strong collaboration and leadership skills with internal teams and capabilities


    •Self-disciplined and highly organized self-starter with the ability to work independently


    •Several years of experience working in the European flat roof waterproofing industry; knowledge of standards, performance, regulations, codes, and approvals including FM Global and European testing standards. Understanding of how flat roofing systems achieve performance related to fire, wind uplift, acoustics, and compressive strength.


    •In-depth knowledge and experience of flat roof waterproofing products and built-up roofing systems including single-ply synthetics, bituminous, and liquid applied waterproofing applications. Standing seam metal experience, a plus.


    •Proficient Microsoft Office skills including Excel.


    •Advanced fluency, both written and oral, in English language.

    What Will Put You Ahead


    •Proven record of accomplishment of effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams globally to develop and execute technical strategies and support that align with business objectives.


    •Well-connected within the flat roof waterproofing industry including waterproofing and insulation manufacturers, testing houses, etc.


    •Experience leveraging FM Approvals' RoofNav database.


    •Expertise with Salesforce CRM or similar CRM tools.


    •Bachelor's degree in management, engineering, building construction, architecture, or the sciences.


    •Fluency in German, French and/or Spanish

    Our Benefits


    •Competitive total compensation


    •Personal development opportunities


    •Working within a Principle-Based Management Culture

    At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

    Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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