What we offer
You will work on exciting and challenging topics together with a team in an ultra-modern, innovative and creative environment. Intensive on-the-job training with expert colleagues guarantees you will quickly become familiar with your duties and perform them independently. Performance related pay and the opportunity for personal and professional development are of course part of the package. Since 2009 Evonik Industries AG has been certified as a family-friendly company by the German Hertie Foundation.
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https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
- To provide an understanding of the Active ingredient landscape in South Korea and local trends.
- To identify the potential business opportunity with existing product range or new creative solutions through blend of existing or new chemistry.
- To develop/implement a CS Korea business strategy that is congruent to the global business objectives:
- Create, own and maintain a sizable new business opportunities at customers in Korea. Follow through the project cycle to realize the projects and achieve the growth targets.
- Achieve short-term performance improvements for Actives in Korea
- Promote, coordinate and support cross-country initiatives to achieve accelerated intermediates and long-term growth
- Support Technical questions, problems, and local promotion of all Evonik CS products in Korea. This includes distributor support in addition to key customers.
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITY
- Provide understanding of Active ingredients landscape through analyzing market data, visiting customers and understanding their concern as well as regulatory affairs.
- Achieve short and midterm business objectives through leveraging existing product range or creating new solutions with blend of existing and new products.
- Work together with local or regional sales / commercial team in implementing the new solutions through co-project development with customers
- Support global initiatives through collaboration in formulating the technology pipeline or rolling out the new product launch
- Support customer coding and regulatory management of products in Korea
- Providing timely market feedback on competitors’ activities and pricing so that the right pricing strategy can be executed to maximize the business profitability
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry or biology related subject, or above.
- Good at reading and writing English, good English technical presentation skills.
- Familiar with common business computer software (PowerPoint, Excel, Word…)
- Previous experiences on cosmetic formulations with advanced claims preferred.
- Experience on working with customers and familiarity of personal care markets, an advantage.
- Marketing experience, specifically surrounding product claims.
Your Application
To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.
Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Derrick Chang （장대훈）Company is
Evonik Korea Ltd.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, or a related subject
- Good English reading and writing skills
- Good English technical presentation skills
- Familiarity with common business software, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Previous experience with cosmetic formulations and advanced claims
- Experience working with customers and familiarity with personal care markets
- Marketing experience involving product claims
Evonik Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Evonik and has not been reviewed or approved by Evonik.
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Healthcare Strength — The U.S. package consistently includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSA/FSA and an Employee Assistance Program. Benefits information highlights robust health coverage alongside base pay.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) and references to legacy pension and retiree medical for eligible groups, indicating depth beyond a basic plan. Company materials and postings emphasize retirement support as part of a comprehensive package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and parental leave are listed across recent U.S. postings. These time‑off programs appear as core elements of the package.
Evonik Insights
What We Do
Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. While we don’t produce electric cars, aircraft, medications or 3D printers, Evonik is part and parcel of these and many other end products. That’s because we contribute the small things that make a big difference. We make electric car batteries perform better, aircraft greener, medications more effective and 3D printers more efficient. In short: We think beyond the bounds of chemistry to make the world a better place. Today and tomorrow. We are an international group with a workforce of over 32,000 people spread across more than one hundred locations. Our daily work is shaped by global concerns, such as sustainability, diversity and digitalization. In all our business decisions, we take the present and future generations into consideration. After all, being ready for tomorrow is our business. Interested in joining our global team? Our wide range of opportunities extends from creative and innovative research through international management all the way to production. Whether you’re studying, starting out in your career or a seasoned professional, come help us make the world a better place. For more information about careers at Evonik, go to: www.careers.evonik.com. #HumanChemistry Find our netiquette on: www.evonik.com/netiquette
