Reliance Recruiting, LLC · 3 days ago

VP Global Product Development - Polymer Additives

Pennsylvania, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Executive

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work closely with Sales, Marketing and Operations to identify and develop potential products that will meet current customer needs or create market opportunities with current or new customers.

Innovation of current and future product portfolio.

Manage the development and lab teams creating robust formulations that meet the needs of our current and future customers.

Create solutions to existing product performance opportunities and generate product performance improvements.

Utilize sound project management skills to ensure projects are successfully completed on time and within Budget

Assist in conducting plant trials, build prototypes, etc. during product development phases

Work closely with sub-suppliers, manufacturing partners, and with outside/3rd party listing agencies to ensure products are in compliance with requirements (where applicable).

Continue to refine and improve product development processes

Confer with legal staff for copyright, intellectual property, and royalty issues.

Stay abreast of the state of the art in our industry.

Qualification

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Polymer FormulationsLab EquipmentPolymer AnalysisProduct DevelopmentLab ManagementProject ManagementProblem-SolvingTeamworkAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or similar. Advanced degrees are welcome.

10+ years experience creating formulations for polymer additives; or perhaps engineering resins, masterbatches & Color concentrates.

Very strong knowledge of typical lab equipment and tests needed for polymer analysis (impact, tensile, melt flow, hardness, UV, etc.

Extremely strong knowledge of polymer additives and fillers.

5 years of product development and lab management experience with a manufacturer of additives, engineering compounds, masterbatches or color concentrates.

Very strong project management experience.

Team based management style, and a “do what it takes” personality.