Adhesives Solutions APAC Tea m Leader

5-7 Years

Posted 15 hours ago
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Job Description

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

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Job Purpose

To manage RD&I activities and day-to-day operations through supervising and management of a team. Develop and implement an operational plan and objectives for the team within corporate guidelines, plans and policies within own unit.
Manages the execution of the year plan in own team, safeguards planning and budget of activities in own team and provides input to the development of the year plan.
Plans and organizes the activities including well-defined goals and milestones and requires resources.
Discusses priorities of activities and appropriate level of staffing with management.
Supports projects from R&D, Supply chain and/or marketing by providing specific scientific input.
Responsible for the development of the team in the relevant scientific discipline.
Product management (Product Regulatory requirements including SAQ element 4 ownership, Product documentation, Product portfolio, Product care including complaints).
Product development (Short term minor adjustments taking less than 6 months men power).
Value Engineering.
Support to customers via sales .
Troubleshooting (Production).

Key Accountabilities

To lead the team and ensuring execution and delivery of agreed plans, using multiple areas of expertise available.
To ensuring preparation, testing, developing, analyzing and researching elements (e.g. Problems, questions, ideas) within the lab capability.
To attract, lead, coach, appraise and develop team members.
To demonstrate and drive safety leadership.
To work closely with PSRA regional and global team to ensure that products are within corporate guidelines and policies.
To provide input relating to products information, performance and applications to sales and application team.
- Capable of recommending full process routing for customers in trial situations in areas of technical expertise.
To co-ordinate incremental product development issues approved by Sales Manager, and prioritize the task in agreement with Sales Manager and line manager.
To support projects from R&D global and supply chain by providing specific scientific input
- Detailed understanding of chemistry impact on formulation space and real world performance. Can own material slates and suggest consolidation within them.
- Is aware of key industrial and regulatory test requirements impacting their segments and actively builds them into project planning. Actively informed about upcoming changes and can design testing and project plans accordingly.
- Deeper understanding of customer and end customer needs.

To ensure on PSM and SAQ elements related to RD&I are available and communicated to the stakeholders.

Experience

Degree in Chemistry/ Chemical technology and 5-7 years of experience in product development and running production trials.

Have a deep knowledge of our products, recipes, mfg. processes, raw material and customer processes.

Good communication and presentation skills, in English and preferably able to speak Chinese language:

Can prepare presentations and reports for senior management across more than one function at an appropriate level of technical detail.
Can simplify and teach complex technical concepts to junior chemists.

Systematic problem solving and analytical skills.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in ord er for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID:55470