At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.
Reimagine What’s Possible
We are looking for a highly skilled Combustion Application Specialist to drive the growth of our combustion applications business and support strategic customer opportunities across France & Europe. Working closely with sales teams and customers, you will leverage your technical expertise to develop innovative solutions.
The person can be based in Paris, Strasbourg or Saint Quentin Fallavier.
As a Combustion Application Specialist, you will be responsible for :
- Drive the growth of Air Products' combustion applications business by identifying, developing, and securing new customer opportunities.
- Act as the technical expert during customer engagements, supporting sales teams and demonstrating the value of Air Products' solutions.
- Develop and present technical and commercial proposals, negotiate contracts, and support projects through start-up.
- Provide process expertise for combustion applications to differentiate Air Products within business cases.
- Serve as the combustion specialist for France, while supporting Northern Europe and selected opportunities across the wider European region.
- Build and maintain relationships with key customers, partners, and industry stakeholders.
- Deliver technical training and support to sales teams and represent Air Products at industry events, conferences, and exhibitions.
To be successful you will have :
- Solid experience in industrial combustion technologies, ideally 10+ years, although candidates with around 5 years of highly relevant experience will also be considered.
- Strong technical expertise gained in industries such as glass, aluminium, cement, steel, or other high-temperature manufacturing environments.
- Technical credibility and the ability to translate process expertise into customer value; prior sales experience is necessary.
- Master's degree in Combustion Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a related technical field. Equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively in an international environment.
- Fluent in French and English, with a willingness to travel regularly across France and Europe.
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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
Skills Required
- Solid experience in industrial combustion technologies
- Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience, or around 5 years of highly relevant experience
- Technical expertise in glass, aluminium, cement, steel, or other high-temperature manufacturing industries
- Prior sales experience
- Master’s degree in Combustion Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent industry experience considered
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work effectively in an international environment
- Fluency in French and English
- Willingness to travel regularly across France and Europe
What We Do
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets. The Company has two growth pillars driven by sustainability. Air Products’ base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food. The Company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean hydrogen projects supporting the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy in the heavy-duty transportation and industrial sectors. Additionally, Air Products is the world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment, and provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally. The Company had fiscal 2023 sales of $12.6 billion from operations in approximately 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $65 billion. Approximately 23,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products’ higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world.
