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BASF Manager, Product development(004712) in SHANGHAI, China
Manager, Product development(004712)
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Objectives of the position：
Develops a technical concept of black slurry technology in close collaboration with the German development team as well as in close collaboration with the Chinese stakeholders.
Achieves full transparency on all available local black pigment sources and proposes a decision on the most efficient black pigment to be employed for ECO in China to serve the high volume market.
Establishes a formulation concept for new, cost effective water borne black Basecoats employing the aforementioned, validated black slurry technologies.
Validation of the new, cost effective water borne black Basecoat technology together with all relevant internal and external stakeholders in clear alignment with our ECO – strategy.
Establishes a formulation concept for new, cost effective effect shade Basecoats following a more efficient production process.
Validation of the new, cost effective effect shade Basecoats technology together with all relevant internal and external stakeholders in clear alignment with our ECO – strategy.
Trains, leads and coaches all relevant stakeholders in the new cost efficient effect shade and black Basecoat technologies .
Main Tasks:
Drives black Pigment Slurry development including scale up trials and industrialization.
Leads respective black Basecoat development with regard to achieve clear cost efficiency targets .
Leads a new project to develop new, cost efficient water borne effect shades together in a global team.
Regular scale up trials in close collaboration with the production team, precise evaluation of the impact of new processes on product performance .
Drives implementation of new formulations and new processes with all relevant ECO’s stakeholders globally, primarily Customizeation-Labs, Production, Sales, Procurement and Marketing.
Closely interacts with ECO’s/ EC’s sustainability and digital teams .
Documentation of all relevant results in audit – conform wa
Requirements:
Master's or PhD's degree in Physics or Chemistry, preferred Polymer Chemistry or Polymer Physics.
Fundamental know how in Polymer Chemistry and Physics.
Fundamental Knowledge in Polymer Characterization / Polymer analytics, preferable for water – soluble Polymers.
Experience in Rheology, Emulsions or Microemulsions would be an advantage.
Experience in Pigments / Pigment stabilization as well as their characterization would be an advantage.
Entrepreneurship, customer focus and way to market mindset, drive and track record.
Ability to communicate to various global teams and influence at all levels with strong presentation skills.
Team player, excellent stakeholder management and intercultural awareness.
Fluent in Chinese and English, knowledge of German will be an asset.
First experience in coatings industry would be an advantage but is not a prerequisite.
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