Evonik

Job Title : Manager-Technical Service, Cleaning Solution (CL)

Reporting to : Head of Applied Innovation, Care Solutions - India

Business Line : Care Solutions

Entity : Evonik India

Work Location : Mumbai

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Cleaning Solution (CL) formulation lab and supervise a team of 2 lab technician to develop new & innovative formulations and customized solutions for the region in line with the segment targets.
• In-depth understanding on differential Cleaning Solution (CL) product formats, concepts prototypes and applications. Expertise in designing Cleaning Solution (CL) formulation for home care, industrial & Institutional cleaning. 
• Having strong knowledge of ingredients & use in different formats, prototypes, etc
• Ensure development of the required infrastructure, competencies & capabilities at the center to deliver projects within the desired quality, quantity and timelines.
• Establish and maintain network within the Global Care Solution (CS) team for technical exchange, co-development and to foster innovation culture.
• Interface with customers on regular basis to understand their unmet needs and deliver superior and consumer perceivable technical solutions.
• Provide technical and product trainings to team members, Sales colleagues/ Customers & Distributors. Support sales organization with troubleshooting customer technical challenges
• Represent Evonik in Industry seminars, exhibitions, tradeshows, fair, etc.
• Support marketing in regional competition & trends mapping, in generating market insights and research on recent innovations.
• Responsible for the safety in the lab including proper documentation status, ensure compliance with relevant regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper utilization of resource through efficient prioritization of projects and workloads. 
• Create an encouraging and motivating work culture for the team members. 
• Ensure career path for the team member is discussed and developed constantly.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemistry with minimum 5 years of experience in Home, Industrial & Institutional (HI&I) Cleaning or M. Tech or Master’s degree in Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering with minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in Application/ Technical Service lab of Home Care specialty chemicals company or FMCG.
• Excellent understanding of Cleaning solution chemistry, especially in designing of new formulations and application formats for HI&I products with core experience & expertise in Cleaning area.

Additional Skills & Abilities required for this position

• Experience in Stakeholder Management, Project Management and Cost Management. 
• Ability to manage opportunity & risk in commercial & industrial applications; understand & connect implications to drive technical projects successfully.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Willing to travel at least 30% of the time
• People Management Capabilities: experience in leading and mentoring teams 
• Willing to travel at least 30% of the time.
• Capable of making decision for his own team on day-to-day activities (related to smooth operation of labs, projects, etc)
• Influencing skills: Ability to convince & take decisions in a cross-cultural environment.
• Capable of proposing innovative solutions and solving Customer problems through technical support
• Interfacing with Customer on day to day basis.

Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com. 

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Sagar Khedekar

Company is

Evonik India