Global Materials Development Lead | Remote-Friendly & Cross-Functional

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment is seeking a Materials Development Project Leader in the UK. You will head international materials development programmes across high-performance product applications, from early R&D to testing, scale-up and launch.

The role requires 5+ years in industrial materials development and a background in Materials Science, Chemistry or Polymer science, with strong cross-functional and supplier management skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial materials development experience.
• Experience leading or coordinating R&D/materials development projects.
• Strong ability to work with suppliers, manufacturing partners and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials development projects and own timelines, milestones and technical deliverables.
• Coordinate R&D, testing, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing and supply chain teams.
• Collaborate with international materials suppliers and development partners.
• Review experimental plans and data to guide project decisions.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis when needed.
• Ensure materials meet performance, cost and manufacturability targets.
• Support scale-up and production phases and travel to China roughly quarterly.

Skills

Materials development

Project leadership

R&D coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

Supplier management

Education

Materials Science / Materials Engineering / Chemistry / Polymer Science degree

Job description

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment is seeking a Materials Development Project Leader in the UK. You will head international materials development programmes across high-performance product applications, from early R&D to testing, scale-up and launch.

The role requires 5+ years in industrial materials development and a background in Materials Science, Chemistry or Polymer science, with strong cross-functional and supplier management skills.