Product Development Manager (Chemical)

Monroe Consulting Group; Tangerang; On-site; IDR 996.843.000 - 1.495.265.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Product Development Manager for a client in Tangerang, Indonesia. The candidate should have over 10 years of experience in chemical products, managing an R&D team, and strong skills in research and product development. Excellent communication and leadership abilities are mandatory for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience in chemical or building material products.
• Strong exposure in research and product development of chemical and flooring products.
• Proven track record of developing and maintaining external relationships at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to GM Technical.
• Manage a R&D team in chemical products application.
• Handle the product development from concept until production.

Skills

Research and product development

Interpersonal skills

Strategic purchasing and negotiations

Problem-solving ability

Leadership and coaching

Networking and influencing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in chemical engineering

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Job description

Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group Indonesia is recruiting on behalf of a leading Indonesian chemical manufacturing. As expansion continues, our client is seeking a professional with at least 10 years' experience in chemical products for the job of Product Development Manager. The job is based in Tangerang, Indonesia.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Report directly to GM Technical
• Manage a R&D team in chemical products application
• Handle the product development
• Provide functional support and technical advice to the operations team on a wide range of chemical products
• Create Bill Of Material & reviewing product development
• Manage research and development products start from concept until production
• Develop project document as customer requirement
• Conduct research and development for a chemical product
• Develop a product especially for project, retail and decorative flooring market
• Coordinate with manufacturing, purchasing and engineering team

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in chemical engineering from reputable university
• Minimum 10 years' experience in chemical or building material products
• Strong exposure in research and product development of chemical and flooring products
• Proven track record of developing and maintaining external relationships at senior levels
• Knowledge of chemical market
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with teams and networks and influence outcomes at many levels in an organization
• Strong oral and written communication skills are mandatory
• Medium to high level computer skills including spreadsheets, data bases
• Influencing and networking skills
• Strong strategic purchasing and negotiations skills are required
• Track-record of business development
• Solid leadership skills, mentoring and coaching
• Strong problem-solving ability and effective employee management experience