We’re Hiring: Techno-Commercial Manager – Paint & Coatings R&D; ?

Location:
Chennai | Travel: Extensive (customer visits across South India) ?

Experience:
5–8 years in paint/coatings R&D; or technical services ? Segment: Decorative / Industrial / Protective / Wood

About the Role
We’re looking for a paint technologist who can pitch our products to customers with technical confidence. You will travel with the sales team to key accounts, understand their needs, and recommend the right product and system. You will also be the link between customers and our R&D; team.

Key Responsibilities
• Run lab trials, scale-up, and plant trials, and troubleshoot defects in the field and in production
• Visit key customers with the sales team to understand requirements, present technical data, and recommend the right product and system
• Deliver technical presentations, product demos, and application trials at customer sites
• Convert customer feedback into R&D; projects and track them to commercialization
• Prepare TDS, test reports, competitor benchmarking, and cost-performance comparisons




• Work with raw material suppliers to evaluate new materials and alternatives
• Support pricing and costing discussions with sales and management Candidate Profile
• B.
Tech/M.
Tech/B.
Sc/M.
Sc in Paint Technology, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry (Paint Technology preferred)
• 5–8 years in paint/coatings R&D;, with at least 2 years of direct customer-facing or technical-service exposure
• Strong knowledge of alkyd / acrylic / PU / epoxy / waterborne systems and testing standards (ASTM/IS/ISO)
• Able to explain technical concepts clearly to customers, applicators, and the sales team
• Commercial awareness: costing, margins, competitive positioning
• Willing to travel frequently, including multi-day trips
• Good communication skills Valuable to Have
• Experience handling project, or institutional customers
• Familiarity with color matching and spectrophotometer tools
• Exposure to regulatory norms (VOC, BIS, REACH)

📌 Technical Sales Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Sheenlac Paints
📍 Chennai