Jr Application Specialist Refrigeration - Region Western Europe

Company Description

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Do you want to make a difference? Our goal is to always put customers and people first! Our challenge is to experiment and innovate, being open to change and diversity. These are the pillars of the Carel Culture Code, the basis of our corporate culture and our platform for growth. If you can relate to these values or want to make them your own, join us and find out just how much we can achieve together!

We are world leaders in control solutions for air conditioning, refrigeration and heating, as well as systems for humidification and adiabatic cooling. Our products guarantee high performance, are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable.

Position

We are currently seeking a Junior Application Specialist to join our Western Europe Regional Solution Marketing team at CAREL HQs in Brugine (Padova). He/She will be focus on identifying and promoting solutions to cope with customers’ needs.

The candidate will hierarchically report to the Solution Marketing Manager Refrigeration – WE Region.

He/She will operate at Western European level within the Ref market, being in contact with CAREL subsidiaries located in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and UK. The candidate will support the sales organisations in the deployment of new and existing solutions towards the targeted sales channels, providing consultancy in the pre-sales phase and delivering internal and external training and activities.

As an Application Specialist, he/she will contribute to devising new products, by proposing and working on regional solutions. The candidate will be involved in ideation/development/deployment for new opportunities and the related go-to-market strategies.

• Act as a technical application expert within the Refrigeration business, supporting the identification and deployment of customer-focused solutions.

• Understand customer application needs and translate them into effective CAREL solutions and value propositions.

• Serve as a technical reference point for Western European subsidiaries on refrigeration products, system architectures, and applications.

• Provide direct support to sales teams during the pre-sales phase, including solution definition, technical consultancy, and customer presentations.

• Deliver technical training programs to both internal teams and external customers on refrigeration systems and solutions.

• Contribute to the development of new regional solutions, working closely with cross-functional teams throughout the innovation process.

• Take an active role in the ideation, validation, and go-to-market launch of new products and solutions.

• Gather and analyze customer feedback and market insights to support product roadmap definition and portfolio evolution.

• Operate in a cross-functional role at the intersection of Marketing, Engineering, and Sales, with a strong international focus across Western Europe.

Requirements

• A degree in a technical field

• Experience in REF equipment, electronics and/or thermodynamic (is a plus);

• Experience in B2B market with international exposure (is a plus);

• Language: English, Italian, additional European language would be a plus.

• Supportive team-worker, values teamwork, contributes to a positive work environment.

• Goal orientation, good communication and negotiation skills.

• Ability to organize work by priority, define plans and monitor independently under concurrent deadlines

• International outlook and desire to work in a multinational context;

• Availability to travel: up to 30% of working time;

• Share the values of Carel Culture Code!

• Place of work: Padova (Veneto). The company offers a flexible working approach

Other information

What we offer

• Work-life balance: remote working and flexitime

• On-boarding program and continuing training

• Company welfare: company canteen, life insurance, welfare platform, company bonus, contributions to school expenses

• Carel BoostCamp, a three-year training course for new hires under the age of 30, aimed at developing transversal skills, such as project management, cross cultural communication and problem solving

CAREL applies the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement "Metalmeccanica Industria".

The reference gross annual fixed salary (RAL) range for this position is between €30,000 and €35,000.

The overall compensation package will also include:

• Company performance bonus (Premio di Risultato), linked to collective results and subject to applicable favourable tax regulations;

• Additional welfare and benefit programs where provided under the applicable company policies and/or contractual arrangements.

The actual compensation offered will be determined on gender-neutral criteria based on the candidate's qualifications, professional experience, role seniority and skills.

For candidates:

• particularly qualified: compensation may be positioned outside the indicated range;

• entering the workforce with no prior professional experience: the starting salary is determined in accordance with CAREL's internal entry-level compensation policy.

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