Job Description:
1. Job Purpose
To define and manage a portfolio of projects in the Elastomers platforms in line with the business strategy and to lead a team of people to provide application expertise to the Huntsman PU business.
Although located in APAC, part of the developments will also benefit the Elastomers business in other regions.
2. Principal Accountabilities
- Ensure that all activities are conducted to the highest standards of Safety, Health and Corporate Compliance and that the technical behaviors demonstrate a commitment to the company’s safety culture.
- To efficiently manage a portfolio of development projects according to the project management process. This includes deciding on resource utilization to maximize value creation for the business. Projects will be mostly customer related, exploring potential new applications.
- To design, co-ordinate and execute several development programmes to deliver new technologies within an agreed time scale, propose potential applications and its value proposition for those new materials. The job holder shall define the actual customer requirements as a basis for the design of experimental programs.
- To manage and develop a team so that product development according to the Project Management Process across a variety of Elastomers projects.
- Build competence so that team can support and run customer trials with technical expertise .
- Maximize exploitation of existing and new technologies by managing identification and development of technology platforms.
- To ensure that Intellectual Property and both freedom to act & patentability is investigated for all projects in close cooperation with the IP department.
- To manage a seamless integration with the Elastomers marketing and commercialization teams, to ensure most efficient project delivery.
- Ensure new technologies transfer and support on existing technology is provided to the other regions as appropriate.
3. Education and Experience
The jobholder will be a Master or equivalent with minimum of 8 - 10 years of professional experience, preferably in formulating products in the area of elastomers. The incumbent must have a good understanding of marketing concepts and the business process and shall possess managerial and leadership skills.
The role involves regular customer or other external contacts. A social and psychological approach including good presentation and human relationship skills, and the ability to work in different cultures and languages is essential (i.e. English mandatory).
Due to the requirement of comprehensive customer visits, the incumbent is expected to travel throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
4. Skill and Knowledge
- Expert knowledge in a single technology area; some knowledge of other technology and application areas
- He/she will have the ability to act as a formal or informal group leader
- Good communication skills
- Supervision skills
- Good English skills, both oral and written
Additional Locations:
Skills Required
- Master’s degree or equivalent
- 8–10 years of professional experience
- Experience formulating products in ACE and footwear applications
- Understanding of marketing concepts and business processes
- Managerial and leadership skills
- Expert knowledge in one technology area
- Ability to lead or supervise technical teams
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Ability to work across different cultures and languages
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively internationally
Huntsman Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huntsman Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Huntsman Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/vision) and EAP are consistently described as solid, with multiple plan options cited. Strong health benefits are frequently highlighted as a relative strength in the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and equity through a stock incentive plan, with legacy pension arrangements for some groups. Retirement features are repeatedly referenced as a positive component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and floating days are described as good to very good in many roles. Vacation accrual is said to increase with seniority in some locations.
Huntsman Corporation Insights
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
