The current job description is for a Research Executive Position reporting into a Senior Product Development Manager, Homecare Innovation, Bangalore. The candidate will work in Surface cleaner’s team within Homecare Innovation team based out of Bangalore. The responsibility of the position is to develop formulations that deliver holistic superior performance. The key challenges to be addressed will be with respect to meeting the performance criteria within the cost brief, establish formulation robustness at lab &/or pilot scale while working with cross functional teams.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Candidate is expected to work in the laboratory & pilot plant to carry out “on the bench” experiments & demonstrate technical performance of product prototypes.
- He/She will work with team to develop new products or to enhance performance of existing products related to Hard surface cleaning formulations in Cif across different formats.
- He/She will lead specific aspects of the project & interact with cross functional team members (SEAC, Regulatory, Patents, Processing, Regional R&D, Brand, S&T teams).
- He/She will work with team to build capability in the identified areas.
- Candidate is expected to use appropriate literature / patent / competition / supplier searches related to the projects.
- He/She will leverage digital tools to minimize experiments, maximize output & speed up program delivery.
Skills and experience
We are looking for a person with right attitude and competencies. Candidates with two to three years of experience in product development is preferred.
- Education: Graduate degree in Chemical Engineering / Chemistry/ Material Science with First class.
- Background/Experience: Strong fundamentals in chemical engineering &/or Chemistry, proficient with digital tools and data analysis.
- Technical skills: Good understanding on surfactant and interfacial science, formulation design & development.
- Soft skills: Teamwork, multi-tasking, good communication, presentation and writing skills, Creative, Should have ability to analyze data and present data to internal team and stakeholders.
- Digital: Should be proficient in word, excel, power point and should have apt to learn new Unilever digital tools (PLM, PHAROS, ELN, LIMS).
Leadership Behaviours
- Personal Mastery.
- Agility.
- Passion for high performance.