Polymer Compounds NPD Manager
il y a 1 mois
Responsabilities
- Responsible for the S&T projects’ execution and the development of the necessary technologies, materials understanding and products related to the projects she/he is in charge.
- Define development lab program and perform lab studies to support the project developments and provide comprehensive lab reports and presentations
- Accountable for resources used to deliver at expected performance & time & cost new product solutions.
- Maintain a close coordination and alignment with the other projects’ stakeholders – in particular outside S&T-, challenge them as needed on their input, to ensure an efficient NPD process from idea until post launch.
- Coordinate smoothly with her/his peers the allocation of polymer S&T lab resources in compliance with own deadlines and overall team priorities.
- Seek S&T Process team support, in particular when available technologies represent a hurdle to new product design
- Keep his/her awareness on technologies/products/markets evolution through continuous acquisition of external data (litterature review, conferences, webinars...)
- Perform lab studies to support the TAR (Technical Assistance Request) process in a timely manner.
- Beyond customers’ interactions, pro-actively interact with her/his other partners in the ecosystem :
- Act as “Hub and spoke” with APAC and AM regions
- Nurture relationships with Academic world, Private labs to facilitate as needed outsourcing.
- Drive lab equipments acquisition, commissioning and maintenance for her/his perimeter
Key deliverables
- Pro-actively fuel our ideation process and our NPD pipeline
- Establish the product specification datasheet and contribute to product launch kit under the lead of Marketing
- Propose mineral solutions for unmet customer needs
- Report in a timely manner progress to N+1, Mngt team and peers (monthly activity, research progress, Accolade…)
- Produce scientific / technical articles to grow Imerys visibility through communication in professional media
- Propose understanding the structure-properties relationships of polymer matrix and minerals / additives
- Propose and draft documents (invention report, patent…) to protect our intellectual property
- Contribute directly to S&T budget preparation (capex, external fees)
- Disseminate across our polymer community findings and learnings from readings / conferences / meetings...
Experience & Competencies
- Key Scientific & Technical Competencies
- You bring theoretical and practical expert competences in polymer compounds and ideally you demonstrate a proven R&D experiences in rubber and plastics materials and their processing applying SOP / GLP (Good Laboratory Practice).
- Intimate with leading NPD project at R&D perimeter and embedding a value in use/price positioning approach at an early stage of project life.
- Acquaintance with project management role overarching all the workstreams from ideation to product launch is a plus
- Knowledges in mineral additives for polymer compounds and surface functionalization is a plus
- Skills and practice of Design of Experiment (DOE), Principal Analysis Component (ACP), root cause analysis is a plus
- Soft Skills
- You have a visionary and innovative mindset
- Natural appetite to propose solutions, to “brake the code” of materials structure-properties relationship
- Provide clear instructions to Technicians and make sure those instructions are understood
- Ability to inspire, motivate, help Technicians growing. Stimulate their curiosity and engagement by explaining the crucial link between lab work deliverables and customers’ needs.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work in a transversal environment
- Ability to convince (speech & presentation) both Imerys and external audiences
- Deliver results in a timely manner and in a challenging environment
- Transparency, reliable results, sharp & clear written and spoken communication
- Education
- Msc, preferably PhD, in Polymer Science, Chemistry, Materials Science or Chemical Engineering,
- Demonstrating a degree within the area of polymer compounds will be much appreciated.
- A first experience in minerals additives for polymer compounds is considered as a plus but not mandatory
- Other requirements:
- Work in an international environment is a plus
- Fluent English written, spoken… second EU language appreciated (German, Italian, French)
- Mobility for regular short business trips in Europe (~20%) and occasionnally outside of EU.
- Ideal profile
- Material Scientist, Technical Service, New Product Developper already acting (+7years) in the rubber value chain and with a natural customer oriented mindset.
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