Director Strategic Technology Management

at  CoorsTek Inc

It’s exciting to work for a company that makes the world measurably better.
We’re committed to bringing safety, quality, and customer focus to the business of advanced ceramics manufacturing.
Job Title
Director Strategic Technology Management
This role is a technical resource and leader responsible for providing global materials, process, and technology direction. You will be a technology leader (internally and externally),initiating R&D development projects and determining “best fit” manufacturing locations and methodologies. You will
lead new product development by aligning on tailwind market opportunities and strategic customers’ unmet technical needs by establishing an integrated technology roadmap. You will leverage stage gate discipline and CoorsTek capabilities (existing and ability to develop with strong business case) linked to market windows of opportunity to drive business growth. Further, you are responsible for identifying value-added functionality to advance CoorsTek solutions as an advantage for customers.
You will connect and collaborate to deliver complex, globally-sourced, customer solutions for the purpose of maintaining and increasing revenues and margin.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Engage regularly with members of our customers management, technical staff, market/commercial decision makers and engineers to establish future material, process, and form factor requirements (Type II and III); in close collaboration with the CoorsTek Business Unit.
• Initiate product development efforts based on customer and market feedback to create differentiating technology platforms.
• Understand and promote the technical capabilities of CoorsTek to express a real value proposition to new and existing customers.
• Lead technical discussions to educate customers in the depth and breadth of capabilities of CoorsTek, with the goal of establishing materials and process improvements for applications.
• Vet and develop project/program plans and leverage capabilities for complex customer solutions by applying organization-wide resources and capabilities.
• Capability to establish a strategic technology roadmap based on customer and market intelligence collaboratively with the strategic marketing team at CoorsTek.
• Continually identify opportunities to apply or develop technologies to satisfy customer needs; when existing processes and materials do not exist, act further to define and determine a technical solution.
• Work with appropriate global R&D leaders to establish development activities for new materials and processes for direct application to customer requirements.
• Connect and collaborate effectively as a technical resource with both internal and external personnel to support commercial solutions.
• Collaborate internally and externally to understand and validate Total Addressable Markets (TAM) and Sellable Addressable Markets (SAM).
• Establish a direction for ongoing self-improvement to gain knowledge and understanding of markets, customers, and a thorough understanding of the materials and process technologies of CoorsTek.

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Ceramic or Mechanical Engineering preferred).
• Preferred: Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, ceramic engineering, or materials science.

Experience:

• Minimum 15 years product engineering/technical sales management experience.
• Extensive experience in all aspects of ceramic materials processing and application.

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong understanding of customer requirements and market trends as they relate to materials technology, processing, and practical applications.
• Thorough knowledge of ceramic manufacturing processes, CoorsTek global materials offerings, capabilities, and technology group programs and projects; technically proficient in end-use applications and required product capabilities as well as potential value-added features.
• Command strong communication skills – both oral and written; ability to develop and deliver presentations internally and externally.
• Demonstrate capability to Design-For-Manufacturing, with considerations for manufacturability, profitability, and risk assessment with the ability to validate cost assumptions with respect to an overall P&L.
• Strong commercial acumen, experience with contracts and in preparing proposals.
• Convey subject expertise in order to accurately inform leadership on strategic business initiatives.
• Strong analytical, persuasive, and communication skills.
• Must be computer literate in Windows, MS Office, Outlook, Solidworks (or other CAD program), Minitab, and ERP systems.
• Must meet all training requirements as defined by the business unit.
• Must be able to work with a diverse variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds.

Position Specific Physical Requirements:

• Travel, including International, may be required (up to 30%).

Target Hiring Range
Annual Salary: USD 162,000.00 - USD 222,000.00
Actual compensation is commensurate with experience, skills and education. CoorsTek strives to give all qualified applicants equal opportunity and to make selection decisions on job related factors. Do not provide any information on the application which will indicate your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law or regulation.
If you like working for a company that makes a real difference in the world, you’ll enjoy your career with us

• Engage regularly with members of our customers management, technical staff, market/commercial decision makers and engineers to establish future material, process, and form factor requirements (Type II and III); in close collaboration with the CoorsTek Business Unit.
• Initiate product development efforts based on customer and market feedback to create differentiating technology platforms.
• Understand and promote the technical capabilities of CoorsTek to express a real value proposition to new and existing customers.
• Lead technical discussions to educate customers in the depth and breadth of capabilities of CoorsTek, with the goal of establishing materials and process improvements for applications.
• Vet and develop project/program plans and leverage capabilities for complex customer solutions by applying organization-wide resources and capabilities.
• Capability to establish a strategic technology roadmap based on customer and market intelligence collaboratively with the strategic marketing team at CoorsTek.
• Continually identify opportunities to apply or develop technologies to satisfy customer needs; when existing processes and materials do not exist, act further to define and determine a technical solution.
• Work with appropriate global R&D leaders to establish development activities for new materials and processes for direct application to customer requirements.
• Connect and collaborate effectively as a technical resource with both internal and external personnel to support commercial solutions.
• Collaborate internally and externally to understand and validate Total Addressable Markets (TAM) and Sellable Addressable Markets (SAM).
• Establish a direction for ongoing self-improvement to gain knowledge and understanding of markets, customers, and a thorough understanding of the materials and process technologies of CoorsTek