Eric Argast
Black Belt - Commercial Excellence, Clariant International AG
Member of the Clariant Commercial Excellence initiative. The commercial processes are analyzed and optimized with the Lean Six-Sigma tools and methods.
The Black Belt is the leader of the improvement projects. He creates and guides the team through the project steps and ensures the long term sustainability of the results.
2008 - 2011• Team management: engineers and lab technicians
• Strategic management of the product portfolio (launches, positioning, cancellations)
• Pricing strategy and margin managment
• Global coordination of the affiliates worldwide for the marketing strategy
• Technical support and training of the affiliates
• Technological survey
• Global coordination of the R&D projects
• Frequent travels in India, Pakistan, Latin and North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia
2008 - 2008Internal organisation of a Textile Laboratory
Training of students at the Polytechnic Institute of Central America (IPC)
Promotion and technical support at Key Account customers
2002 - 2007• Technical support of affiliates and customers
• Process implementation in customer’s plants worldwide
• Development and application of new products
• Creation of product relevant datas (datasheets, specifications, promotional documents)
• Training of the affiliates
• Frequent travels in India, Pakistan, Latin and North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia