Mining Technical Manager

What you can expect

Responsible for establishing BASF as the supplier of choice for rock support in Africa. Act as an interface between the customer and product development for Mining Backfill applications. Working closely with product management, development and sales, technical marketing ensures the harmonization and prioritization of technical standards and requirements. Core responsibilities will include the following:

• The most important tasks in technical marketing are identifying customer demands, outlining the product requirements of domestic and international markets, and sampling and launching new products with a specific focus on mining backfill
• Application service focuses on customers and solutions within the mining industry segment. This includes the technical interface to the direct customers
• Provide the technical lead for ad hoc problem solving, single customer projects on existing portfolio & portfolio extensions, coordination of all Research & Development projects at the relevant customers
• Identify customer and industry needs for innovation and provide input to industry marketing
• Support development in securing IP (intellectual property) position by giving industry input; compose technical brochures from an industry perspective; design technical concepts for the existing portfolio and conducting technical customer workshops
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• Support the existing product portfolio technically with the functions technical complaint management; definition of the specification and release analytics; global alignment of test methods; generation of product data for technical literature; benchmark of competitor product data; re-qualification and release of aged / off-spec material
• Demonstrate professional and / or disciplinary leadership of employees, motivation and coaching of sales teams, including management of virtual teams
• Enable cross-business collaboration and synergies to maximize BASF value

What we expect

•  BSc or BEng in Civil or Mining Engineering
•  5 - 10 years site experience. Optional 5 - 10 years sales experience
•  Technical and professional knowledge of Mining Backfill, Sprayed Concrete, Injection, Anchoring
•  Proficient in MS Office and  MS Outlook
•  English, appropriate African languages a benefit