Technical Sales Manager - Nation's Top Search Firm

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Company Profile:
Our client is a global specialty adhesives and bonding solutions company with a significant North American presence, serving leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1 manufacturers across the U.S. and Canada. They are recognized for their high-performance, water-based rubber bonding technology and maintain strong market positions with major automotive manufacturers. With a dedicated technical facility in North Carolina and a growing North American team, they are expanding their applications and technical sales function to support increased customer demand in the rubber bonding segment.

Job Description:  The Technical Sales Representative will be focused on:

• Traveling to automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2 customer production facilities to provide hands-on technical support, lead product implementations, and troubleshoot rubber bonding process issues on the line
• Guiding customers through the conversion from solvent-based to water-based rubber bonding adhesive systems - including process parameter adjustments, line trials, and full production qualification
• Building deep technical relationships with process engineers and manufacturing teams at customer facilities, serving as the primary on-site technical authority for the product line
• Collaborating with internal applications and commercial teams to document field results, escalate technical issues, and contribute intelligence to product development

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience specifically in rubber-to-substrate adhesive applications
• Background in a process engineering, applications engineering, or technical service role at a specialty adhesives manufacturer or rubber components manufacturer
• A degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering field is strongly preferred

Location: This is an on-site position where the candidate must be based in Raleigh-Durham, NC area with the ability to travel up to 40% to customers as needed.

Job #5730

Base Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 
Total Comp: $130,000 - $155,000