Materials & Projects Lead — Biobased Polymers & Innovation

Listgrove Ltd; Lyon; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Talantir in Lyon seeks a Platform/Product Manager to define and govern the strategy for one product platform, aligning customer needs with profitability and coordinating across engineering, R&D and commercial teams. You will drive product launches, pricing, go-to-market plans and timelines for projects with European and international reach.

The role requires an engineering degree (Bac+5) with plastics/materials focus, 3+ years in an international industrial setting, fluent English, and a passion

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or Master's (Bac+5) with a specialisation in materials chemistry, plastics processing, or paper and/or in marketing or innovation management.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role in an international industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of plastics processing techniques and polymer materials, packaging, or paper/converters.
• Fluent in English and comfortable working across international teams.
• Interest in innovation, technical challenges and environmental issues.
• Ability to rally and inspire teams around a clear product vision with a collaborative leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the strategy for your product platform based on customer, regulatory, market and technology monitoring.
• Build an offering that meets customer needs and plan product launches.
• Define pricing and distribution strategy and manage time-to-market milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects through to commercialisation and sampling.
• Monitor development timelines and provide market insights to R&D and business teams.
• Monitor the budget and contribute to innovation funding applications.

Job description

Talantir in Lyon seeks a Platform/Product Manager to define and govern the strategy for one product platform, aligning customer needs with profitability and coordinating across engineering, R&D and commercial teams. You will drive product launches, pricing, go-to-market plans and timelines for projects with European and international reach.

The role requires an engineering degree (Bac+5) with plastics/materials focus, 3+ years in an international industrial setting, fluent English, and a passion