NB & Drydock Manager, KSA

About Akzo Nobel Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to colour people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life.

Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

• Performs technical service to customers, shipyards. Liaises among parties to insure everybody aware and agreed on technical requirements; contributes to quality control by monitoring and advising all stakeholders. 30%
• Supports marine accounts, sales and customers by answering technical questions and solving problems, keeps Company safe by ensuring preventive measures to avoid complaints. 20%
• Aligns and cooperates with Sales&Marketing, COS, RD&I. 20%
• Coordinates daily routine of local TS team. 15%
• As focal point of technical expertise, maintains and updates knowledge on products, and applications methods including for Class0 products (Intersleek, Interline). 10%
• Advises customers and their contractors on HSE aspects related to transportation, handling, storage and use of paint products. Delivers training to customers on the use and application of the paint products. 5%

• Represent the Company during DD and NB projects; protect the interests of the Company and provide advice to Customer in the allocated area.
• Communicate to customer and provide him with Technical Service Charter, business card, proposed paint specification and TSPQ, ask customer feedback on personal performance and local TS team performance.
• Check technical suitability of any proposed revision to the agreed paint specification, agree it in writing with the customer.
• Check and confirm availability of any product required as the result of a revised paint specification.
• Obtain approval of the Account Executive for any revised paint specification.
• Produce a final paint specification which should be submitted to the customer.
• Arrange paint deliveries, check paint on delivery to the shipyard and record all batch numbers, advise the shipyard on suitable paint storage conditions where appropriate.
• Participate in technical inspections (fouling, paint condition, surface preparation and paint application) together with customers, shipyard's and their subcontractor's QC personnel.
• Monitor and record environmental conditions.
• Ensure that paint mixing and thinning (when required) are properly carried out.
• Present at the initial paint application to set/agree the standard.
• Measure wet and dry film thicknesses or arrange volume/area control as and when appropriate.
• Ensure that maximum and minimum over coating intervals and time to dock flooding are adhered to.
• Contribute to quality control by monitoring/observing and advising all stakeholders.
• Arrange and/or participate in project meetings for DD and NB projects, where and when required to discuss/resolve/agree an issues relating to inspection and application procedures, special requirements for the coating systems, meeting and reporting schedules, sub standard work procedures.
• Report on progress on a continuous base; insure timely and regular reporting during project by maintain a site diary for NB projects and a Project Logbook for M&R projects.

• Communicate and provide information to the Sales Account Managers and TSM on the competitors' products and systems by monitoring and regular reporting for local market (Market Activity).
• Cooperate with Salaes Account Managers on technical projects and activities, arrange offshore inspections/UW cleanings on demand of Sales Executives or vessel owner.
• Arrange application of test patches; arrange and/or conduct OBM inspections; arrange and conduct technical training to customer/SY personnel.
• Support implementation of SMU solutions within the area of services.
• Coordinate and monitor implementation of new products / technologies, color, services and processes within sales.
• Collect, filter and prioritize product-related issues and needs occurring in the area with feedback of complaints handling.

• Participate in assessing of the level of technical skills of the Marine TSR's and makes proposals to the action plan to address development.
• Communicate updated technical data to appropriate channels.
• Work together with Technical Representatives on product analysis.
• Ensure local technical team comply with Akzo Nobel HSE/SAFE procedure and practices.
• Get familiar with all the applicable corporate as well as site policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct/HSE standards and acts in compliance with all their…