Regional Specialty Product Manager

Ergon's Associated Asphalt Partners, LLC is excited to announce an opening for Regional Specialty Product Manager for the Northeast Region of the United States. If you are looking for a rewarding career in a collaborative and innovative environment, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us!

Ergon is a family-owned oil and gas company based in the Jackson, MS area with facilities across the US. We are a great company with great pay and great benefits. Ergon, Inc. is a relationship-driven company that values each employee's willingness to learn and contribute to the team. Ergon has locations throughout the world, but we pride ourselves on maintaining a small company feel.

Overview:

• This is a remote position and can be located in any of the following states: NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, D.C., WV, or VA.
• Lead support and field technical efforts for all specialty products.

• Work with the Regional Vice President, Technical Marketing Managers and Area Sales Managers to position specialty products for maximum growth.
• Work with potential customers to educate them on product lines and use.
• Assist the Area Sales Managers in providing technical expertise and sales support for products.
• Assist the formulations, quality management, operations managers, and process managers/tech services leader on formulations, optimizations and timing for project targets and goals.
• Work with materials suppliers to bring ideas to the formulations and Paragon group to improve products or create new products.
• Work with outside labs and universities to ensure product quality and specification compliance on mixture performance criteria for all products.
• Work with the Regional Vice President to ensure we are optimizing time and attendance on overlapping Industry functions that are technical and specialty product driven.
• Train internal and external customers and coworkers on performance criteria and its impact on our business strategy.

Interfaces:

• Position will report to either to the Regional Vice President or the Regional Technical Marketing Manager
• Direct reports - N/A at this time.
• Position will interface with (internal and external)
  • Internal - Marketing, technical operations, operations, Paragon, technical coworkers, and upper management
  • External - Owner agencies, consulting engineers, contractors, suppliers of materials for products, universities, and industry associations.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with Quality Management of Specialty products and production.
• Work in conjunction with Paragon to grow our portfolio and optimize products, lead efforts in asphalt mixtures.
• Work with Area Sales Managers to cover needs for specialty product promotion and support.
• Work with the Communications group and lead efforts in assisting with development of specialty product promotional products.
  • Booth graphics
  • Brochures
  • Magazine ads
  • Technical documents for products
• Utilize relationships and capitalize on opportunities in our local markets to promote specialty products and/or all products.
• Provide field support for all products.
• Work with Business leaders to ensure opportunities for conference attendance and promotional opportunities are connected to the sales strategy and maximize and balance short term and long-term growth.
• Lead efforts with Business development leader on licensing and branding specialty products.

Qualifications:

• BS in Civil Engineering or equivalent technical background.
• Ability to speak in public.
• Ability to relate to all customers on a technical basis - owner agencies, consulting engineers and contractors.
• Well-established favorable industry reputation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and able to bend, stoop and kneel as needed.
• Able to wear proper PPE when required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Requires working in office conditions, performing some clerical work, working periodically outside in a manufacturing plant environment, with and around operational process equipment in temperature extremes for periods of time.
• Able to work around asphalt and other related chemicals on an ongoing basis.
• Able to provide job site and field support of projects.
• Able and willing to travel for business needs. The travel expectation for this position is 2 nights on average per week.

Ergon offers a competitive benefits package: 401(k), Health, Life, Dental, Holidays, Vacation, Sick Leave, Tuition Assistance and Profit Sharing

Ergon is an EEO/AAP Employer.

Email your resume, No Walk-ins or Phone Calls will be accepted. Applicants will be contacted for interviews.

Employment offers contingent upon pre-employment drug test, background check, and MVR.

Job Reference: Regional Specialty Product Manager

Pre-employment background, drug and MVR 

Salary : $100,000 - $140,000