Technical manager LLS, IMEA

Job Description

ROLE:

The Regional Technical Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership to the region, formulating and executing regional technical strategy, leading the technical team to deliver results from key projects, and developing organizational capabilities to drive profitability and sustainable growth for LLS businesses in IMEA, in alignment with the Global technical strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy Development and Implementation

• Develop, improve, and implement strategies for regional product development, application research, and technical service.
• Align the allocation of technical resources and budget with global and regional business strategies.

Provide Leadership

• Lead and develop the technical team for high effectiveness and operational excellence.
• Offer technical support to sales and marketing teams for key growth initiatives and projects.

Deliver Results

• Overall responsibility for all regional product development, application research, and technical service projects, ensuring results are delivered in a timely manner.
• Establish strong connections with the global R&D team to ensure alignment on focus areas, timely information exchange, and collaboration.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders from regional and global business, R&D, and operations to initiate and drive regional innovation and development projects aimed at fueling long-term business growth.
• Identify and engage regional open innovation partners and initiate and progress external collaborative projects.

Sales Support

• Support the regional sales and marketing teams for key customer engagement
• Represent and promote the business at all the appropriate technical/business meetings
• Ensure timely and appropriate technical training of sales and marketing teams and laboratory staff

Laboratory Management

• Ensure that safe working practices are adhered to and maintained at all times
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of products, formulations, process and other know-how
• Prepare expenditure for the departmental annual budget and make recommendations for capital items

REQUIREMENTS (education, experience, competencies and specific job requirements):

• Doctorate in chemistry or chemical engineering
• 15+ years in specialty chemicals, preferably in technical leadership
• Experience in Personal/Home care industries
• Expertise in polymer, formulation, process, and product development
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills for cross-functional results
• Experience in multi-cultural, matrix organizations
• Commercial insight linking technology with market trends and consumer needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Willing to travel about 25%
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Competencies:

• Technical expertise
• Strategic thinking
• Leadership
• Decision making
• Influencing others
• Learning agility
• Communication and influence