Technical Product Coordinator - Industrial Lubricants

Join Idemitsu Lubricants America (ILA) and kick-start your career by learning directly from industry experts while exploring real-world lubrication applications with customers. You’ll gain hands-on experience in product development and management, and build deep knowledge of ILA’s industrial portfolio, competitor products, and market dynamics. This is a unique opportunity to grow your expertise and make an impact in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

Location

• Novi, Michigan – Hybrid

Why Idemitsu Lubricants America?

• Culture – Idemitsu treats people as family, values individual contributions and supports your growth
• Flexible Work Environment – combination of home, travel, and company offices
• Outstanding Benefits – Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits on Day 1
• Generous PTO – 4 weeks to start (prorated in your first year)
• Opportunity to Learn and Grown – Learn from industry leaders on industrial lubricants

What Idemitsu seeks:

Idemitsu is seeking a self-motivated, team-oriented individual for an entry-level technical sales role to help grow our lubricants business. This is a great opportunity for someone with an engineering mindset and strong communication skills to apply technical knowledge in a customer-focused environment.

What you’ll be doing (a Day in the Life):

• Learn about industrial lubricants and lubrication.
• Support technical and marketing and industrial sales teams.
• Work with Industrial team to assist in managing the product line and work on new opportunities.
• Learn about product manufacturing, composition, and application of Idemitsu industrial products.

Travel requirements:

• Available for travel across the United States and Canada on a regular basis (30% minimum)

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Engineering Degree – Mechanical, Process, and Chemical Engineering Degree
• Technical Aptitude – Ability to learn about lubrication problem solving and Industrial value proposition approach to sales.
• Industrial Lubrication – Desire to learn about lubricants and industrial lubricant development.

Since 1992, Idemitsu Lubricants America Corporation (ILA) has been a leading provider of high-performance automotive and industrial lubricants; dedicated to innovation, quality, and sustainability, serving the needs of original equipment manufacturers and consumers across North America. ILA is a subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan, based in Tokyo, Japan. Idemitsu has a strong focus on its people, demonstrated through our unique culture, together with competitive compensation, professional development, and a flexible work environment.

You can find out more at www.ilacorp.com and https://www.ilacorp.com/careers/ and www.idemitsulubricants.com