Technical Sales Representative – Metal Pre-treatment (Hungary)
Job Description
Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!
Responsibilities:
Support customers directly by visiting their production sites, identifying technical challenges, and offering tailored surface treatment solutions.
Respond quickly to technical issues, perform root cause analysis, and stabilize chemical processes in close cooperation with customer teams.
Guide customers in adjusting and optimizing chemical applications for cost efficiency, quality, and reliability in production.
Introduce innovations by identifying opportunities to implement new products and technologies that add value to existing operations.
Work hands-on in customer environments where production runs 24/7, providing reliable support and continuous improvement suggestions.
Communicate openly with customer stakeholders to plan improvements, solve problems, and translate technical findings into actionable steps.
Collaborate regionally with colleagues and partners across Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia, balancing field visits with home-office flexibility.
Qualifications:
Education: Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
Experience: Background in technical support, application engineering, or customer-facing roles within industrial chemistry or surface treatment.
Technical Skills: Comfortable with chemical analysis, process optimization, and interpreting data in real-world production settings.
Customer Focus: Confident working on-site with production teams, able to adapt communication style to technical and non-technical audiences.
Languages: Fluent in Hungarian and English; Slovak or Slovenian is a plus.
Travel Ready: Open to regular travel within Hungary and neighboring countries; valid driver’s license required.
Problem Solver: Methodical, independent thinker who thrives on solving customer challenges with a hands-on approach.