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Duties and responsibilities: Duties & Responsibilities: · Leads development projects for the group, production sites, including co-development of BU · Provides cost-efficient R&D for the business units · Incorporates relevant design expertise and experience in projects in line with brand/product strategy · Encourages creativity in R&D teams · Actively searches for best-in-class technologies among competitors and develops innovation roadmap · Implements structures respecting existing patents; creates min. market-values per year · Cooperates closely with product managers to assure customer focus and target costing; co-develops product roadmaps · Coordinates product development managers defining the right allocation of the resources · Establishes and maintains operational budgets for his/her team personnel and equipment · Supports R&D projects at group level participating in meetings and sharing technical information and "best-practices” · Encourages "best-practice" sharing through the participation and promotion of meetings, newsletters, knowledge sharing tools and all other initiatives liaising on a world-wide basis · Cooperates with design committee to ensure brand-consistent design of product ranges · Develops employees assigned to his department, ensuring the correct application of tools and policies on training, career path and evaluations and inputs to compensation systems |
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: Qualification, Experience & Requirements · University degree in engineering or equivalent is required · A Master and or any other further qualification related to R&D is appreciated · Experience: a minimum of 3 years experience in R&D managerial roles in consumer products companies is needed. · A minimum of 5 years experience in a R&D project management role is needed · A previous experience in consumer-goods company focused on DIY / OEM market channels is appreciated · A previous experience in innovation is highly appreciated companies is needed · Extensive knowledge of technical applications and manufacturing implication, methods and requirements · Languages Fluency in English and Arabic |
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