Manager, Advanced Chemicals (Jepara)

PT. ADIDAS INDONESIA; Jakarta Utara; On-site; IDR 100.000.000 - 200.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global sports company in Jakarta is seeking a knowledgeable candidate for a role focused on engineering and manufacturing innovations in polymer chemistry. The ideal applicant will have a strong background in chemical engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include researching technological advancements and guiding supply partners in ensuring product quality and development. The position demands fluency in English and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Research sporting goods and technologies for innovation opportunities.
• Understand the IP landscape.
• Collaborate on engineering and manufacturing innovation.
• Identify challenges during innovation readiness stages.
• Guide supply partners on product development.
• Manage Material Lifecycle Management system.
• Provide technical feedback for supplier onboarding.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of polymer chemistry

Strong analytical skills

Ability to explain technical concepts

Good influencing and communication skills

Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Strong Microsoft Office skills

Education

University Degree in Chemical Engineering

5+ years of relevant experience

Job description

Overview

• A key player in Global Sourcing in driving Sourcing’s vision to be the Most Agile, Most Competitive, Most Digitalized & Cleanest Supply Base in the industry.
• Drive engineering & manufacturing innovations on both process and product level from concept validation to full deployment to create overall industrial competitiveness. Take priority action as a consultant pool of technical experts guiding to a world‑class supply of rubber, EVA, PU, injected plastic components, ink/paint, textile coloration, adhesive and other chemical products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research sporting goods, technologies, supply partner via reality checks and other industries to benchmark and identify potential opportunities for innovative technology, processes, or materials that create an overall industrial competitive advantage.
• Understand IP (Intellectual Property) landscape.
• Project team‑based collaboration for engineering & manufacturing innovation product concepts and ingredients from validation to full deployment via technical expertise and action throughout the readiness levels, gate 1 & 2 meetings, and scalability for projects and phases assigned to.
• Identify challenges & opportunities during the innovation readiness level stages and initiate workstreams needed while maintaining an emphasis on performance, efficiency, cost and sustainability benefits.
• Receive seasonal compound requests from product creation teams and guide supply partner counterparts to experiment, formulate, test and effectively transition from development to production to satisfy those needs.
• Ownership of Material Lifecycle Management system for bottom material creation and management (clean ups).
• Give technical consultant feedback to Ops/Materials teams for new supplier onboarding, Costing and Quality.
• Role model leadership to foster a culture of Diversity Equity & Inclusion that strives for an inclusive workplace.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global Sourcing: costing, materials, engineering and manufacturing innovation team
• Headquarter innovation and Business Unit teams.
• External stakeholders: Sourcing Suppliers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Advanced knowledge of polymer chemistry, and other chemical products including formulations, processing, machinery, and physical testing in the field of “Solid”, “Liquid”, and/or “Gas” specialties:

• “Solid”: rubber, injected plastic components
• “Liquid”: ink/paint, textile coloration, adhesive
• “Gas”: EVA, PU, TPU

Strong analytical skills for problem solving and for creation, planning and delivering of project work.

• Ability to explain highly technical concepts to a non‑technical audience.

Constantly challenging the status quo.

Basic understanding of costing principles.

Good influencing, people, presentation and communication skills.

Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Strong Microsoft office skills.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University Degree in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science or related engineering areas.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.

Retail & Consumer Products 51-100 employees

Inspired by our heritage, we push the boundaries of culture and human performance. Through sport, we have the power to change lives.

Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, we employ more than 59,200 people across the globe.