What you will enjoy doing
- Overall responsibility for the Product Development unit - personnel, technical, and financial
- Definition and implementation of strategic goals and ensuring efficient project execution
- Further development of the organizational and process structure in close coordination with the STUDIOa leadership
- Establishment and promotion of an innovation-driven, agile, and service-oriented development culture
- Management of interdisciplinary product development projects from concept to market launch
- Ensuring technical, ecological, and economic requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle
- Close collaboration with internal interfaces such as Sales, Design, IT, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and other Corporate Functions
- Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
- Responsibility for documentation, evaluation, and decision-making basis for the industrialization of new products
- Support and development of the technical and personal growth of employees and team leaders
- Taking on own development projects as part of the leadership role
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What you will enjoy doing
- Lead and support the global rollout of Smart Operations solutions to enhance Operational Excellence.
- Coordinate with IT and operations teams to ensure site readiness and successful implementation.
- Deliver training, streamline workflows, and validate digital tools such as MES, ERP, and BI systems.
- Identify and support process improvements and digital initiatives along the supply chain.
- Define requirements and manage feature requests using agile methods in close collaboration with IT partners.
- Ensure user adoption and sustainable integration through clear communication and support.
- Participate in pilot projects to test and roll out new technologies.
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What you will enjoy doing
- Provides leadership on complex and challenging product development projects, coordinates and performs activities from project initiation until project close-out. This includes product design, pilot, development, production development, qualification and successful handover into production environment.
- Applies advanced Project Management methods.
- Develops adequate project plans for managing the project objectives, scope, schedule, resources, budgets.
- Coordinates cross-regional activities between customer, supplier and internal stakeholders and provides direction.
- Performs project controlling and project reporting.
- Secures production approval and project closing.
- Communicates on executive level within the project organisation & takes over the role of the SPOC for the Steering Committee.
- Clarifies and aligns product specifications and requirements with the customer/supplier and the technical product development team.
- Identifies and resolves technical issues and risks to achieve project goals by considering the whole process chain (test and downstream equipment, machine accessories, format parts).
- Specifies product design, mould and sampling requirements (in POS).
- Plans, participates and reviews samplings and mould qualifications under technical and economical aspects.
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What you will enjoy doing
- Design robust, scalable, secure and cost-effective solution architectures that meet business goals and align with IT strategy
- Collaborate with solution experts and Business Analysts to understand business requirements and support them by translation into technical specifications
- Work with the Project Manager and several business departments to align the solution design with project scope, schedule, and resources
- Review and approve proposed changes to the solution architecture, ensuring they align with business requirements and strategic objectives
- Collaborate with the Operator to ensure that the solution can be effectively transitioned into operation and maintenance
- Create and maintain documentation, including architectural diagrams and design specifications, ensuring its accessibility and clarity for all stakeholders
- Evaluate and adopt new technologies and methodologies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions
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What you will enjoy doing
- Strategic and operational management of the product portfolio
- Driving product innovations and coordinating launches
- Monitoring market trends, competition and regulatory developments
- Setting and maintaining competitive pricing strategies
- Tracking product performance using defined KPIs
- Providing product documentation, sales tools and internal trainings
- Supporting sales, marketing and customers with product expertise
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What you will enjoy doing
- Development and support of modern ERP-based maintenance solutions for spare parts management and maintenance planning
- Leading the rollout of new software solutions across global sites, ensuring smooth implementation and integration with existing systems
- Strategic planning and management of maintenance projects at the corporate level, including the development of key performance indicators, optimization of maintenance processes and production infrastructure, as well as providing technical support and further development of the ALPLA Maintenance System
- Training and supporting employees in the use of new software solutions, as well as developing and conducting technology-based training sessions
- Analyzing and improving existing maintenance processes to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs
- Independently conducting maintenance audits at ALPLA plants
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What you will enjoy doing
- Lead formulation development and R&D projects for dispersion coatings
- Develop dispersions with optimal application, drying, and barrier properties
- Plan and evaluate coating trials, including application and drying performance
- Analyze dispersions using rheological and microscopic methods
- Optimize processes for efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness
- Scale technologies from lab to industrial level
- Translate customer needs into technical specifications and performance tests
- Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, application specialists, and quality teams
- Troubleshoot formulation issues and support continuous improvement
- Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and regulations
- Contribute to intellectual property development and innovation
- Guide lab and process technicians, ensuring safe and accurate experiment execution
- Support knowledge sharing and training initiatives
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