WHERE YOU FIT IN?Expect lots of support and encouragement while you're here. You'll be working alongside people who love what they do and enjoy sharing their enthusiasm with everyone around them. We value career growth. You'll have limitless opportunities to explore - whether that means building up new areas of expertise or taking in a different direction.
As Lubricants Technical Advisor, you will be expected to provide first line technical advice to direct accounts, industrial and transport customers, and Shell Sales force on the use of the Shell lubricants portfolio in order to best exploit the technical attributes of Shell products and services to commercial advantage, and to trouble shoot any technical issues.
WHAT'S THE ROLE?- Support and to secure technical partnership with key direct accounts:
- Provide front line technical support to customers and sales staff including problem solving, troubleshooting and application advice. Provide basic failure diagnosis for lubrication related failure (e.g. bearing or gear) where lubricants quality or practices are in question
- Correctly specify appropriate products to be used for specific applications (vehicles, machinery and equipment), immediate recommendations, and with use of reference materials and networks, etc.
- Prepare customer plant/equipment audits, lubrication surveys, product rationalisation audits and conduct field trials, as necessary to support the overall business strategy
- Provide HSE, Occupational Health, safety and product disposal advice to customers and front line sales, in line with local legislation requirements. Actively keep up to date with changes in legislation
- Drive top and bottom line growth:
- Work closely with local sales and global accounts who have the 'ownership' of the customers, to provide appropriate technical support to maintain and gain business in line with business strategy. Carry out joint and solo visits (with knowledge of sales force) to new and existing customers providing technical proposals/assistance to generate sales opportunities, with both existing and new products
- Drive x/up-sales opportunities through developing and delivering appropriate lubricants training to direct Sales/Marketing staff to develop their expertise, as well as tailored training packages for Gold/Platinum Customers where required
- Promote and deliver technical services to customers and grow technical services revenue.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU?- Degree (e.g. BEng) -engineering, preferably mechanical, or comparable technical background skills
- Two to five years experience in a technical (lubricants & applications) environment, Power or other heavy industry, depending on job level
- Knowledge in Vibration, Ultrasound and/or thermography inspections will be considered.
- Good English skill level
- Malay and Chinese competencies will be an advantage
- Experience in a customer facing role (eg front line sales) is beneficial
- Demonstrates interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
COMPANY DESCRIPTION Shell has been a partner in powering Malaysia's progress since 1891 when we established our first depot in the Straits Settlements. Today, we are an integrated energy company comprising Upstream, Downstream, Integrated Gas and New Energies, Projects & Technology, and Shell Business Operations. Shell Malaysia aims to be the leading energy player in the country, powering Malaysia's future with cleaner, innovative, and competitive energy solutions.
With over 950 service stations, Shell has the leading market share in the fuels retailing business in Malaysia. In Malaysia, we make and sell more than 600 different lubricants for the automotive sector, heavy-duty transport, food processing and power generation. We are the lubricants market leader in Sabah and Sarawak.
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