Applications Specialist, Colorants

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🌐 France, Belgium, +1 more countries – Remote

🇫🇷 France – Remote 🇧🇪 Belgium – Remote 🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Solenis

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10,000+ employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Food & Beverage • Consulting • Logistics

Solenis is a leading provider of specialty chemical solutions and services aimed at improving industrial operations and sustainability practices. The company serves various markets, including food & beverage processing, agriculture, pulp & paper, and oil & gas. Solenis is known for its innovative chemistries, advanced monitoring and control systems, and expert support, which enhance operational efficiencies and sustainability for its clients. With a focus on water treatment and process improvements, Solenis helps industries reduce costs, improve productivity, and attain environmental goals through bespoke solutions and consulting services.

📋 Description

• Partner with Sales teams and customers during technical discussions, product evaluations, presentations and trials. • Recommend appropriate colourants, applications, equipment and control solutions based on customer needs. • Support customers in optimizing colour formulation, shade matching, wet-end applications and product performance. • Visit customer and mill sites to support product trials, technical evaluations and troubleshooting. • Assess application and performance challenges and provide practical recommendations to improve results. • Build trusted relationships with assigned customers and act as a technical point of contact for coloration-related matters. • Coordinate application testing and customer-specific evaluations with the Colourants laboratory in Mönchengladbach, Germany. • Interpret technical results and translate them into clear, actionable customer recommendations. • Develop and drive technical projects and application concepts supporting customer value and business growth. • Collaborate with international Applications Specialists, Sales, Product Management and laboratory teams. • Share technical knowledge and best practices while managing customer activities and priorities autonomously.

🎯 Requirements

• A degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Paper Technology, Papermaking or a related scientific/technical field, or equivalent relevant industry experience. • Relevant experience within papermaking, pulp & paper, specialty chemicals, colourants/dyes or a related technical applications environment. • Good knowledge of papermaking processes and/or paper chemistry. • Experience with paper coloration, dyes, shading or deep dyeing is a strong advantage. • Familiarity with colour measurement, shade matching and colour-space systems such as CIELAB (L*a*b*) and LCh is an advantage. • Comfortable using digital business and CRM tools; Salesforce experience is an advantage. • A customer-focused and commercially aware approach, with strong problem-solving and communication skills. • Ability to work autonomously, manage priorities and collaborate within an international team. • Fluent French and professional English; German or another European language is an advantage. • Willingness to travel regularly across France and occasionally elsewhere in Europe, with a valid driving licence.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and an annual performance-related bonus. • Company car, laptop and mobile phone. • A home-based role with a high degree of autonomy. • Comprehensive technical onboarding and support from experienced specialists. • The opportunity to develop deep expertise in a specialized technical field. • An international environment with opportunities for professional development and broader European exposure. • Une rémunération compétitive ainsi qu’un bonus annuel lié à la performance. • Une voiture de fonction, un ordinateur portable et un téléphone mobile. • Un poste en télétravail offrant un haut niveau d’autonomie. • Un programme d’intégration technique complet et l’accompagnement de spécialistes expérimentés. • L’opportunité de développer une expertise approfondie dans un domaine technique spécialisé. • Un environnement international offrant des possibilités de développement professionnel et une exposition plus large à l’échelle européenne.