R&D Lead - Personal Care and Home Care (FMCG)

Responsibilities of an R&D Manager job include :

- Lead key projects with R&D to support business goals.

- Develop research programs incorporating current developments to improve existing products and study the potential of new products.

- Understand customer expectations on to-be manufactured products.

- Determine and execute improved technologies used by suppliers, competitors, and customers.

- Support the Director to hire and developing R&D personnel.

- Establish project goals and priorities by collaborating with Marketing and Operations.

- Transfer new technologies, products, and manufacturing processes into and out of the company.

- Research, design and evaluate materials, assemblies, processes, and equipment.

- Suggest training tools to enhance employee performance and skill development.

- Monitor team metrics and objectives ensuring the meeting of goals.

- Document all phases of research and development.

- Manage customer relationships and perform RFP reviews, customer visits, and product testing.

- Establish and maintain testing procedures for assessing raw materials, in-process and finished products.

- Oversee complex research projects, analyze results and provide recommendations based on findings.

- Assess the scope of research projects and ensure they are on time and within budget.

- Be present at industry conferences on research topics of interest.

Education Qualifications :

- A master's degree in the relevant field. However, the field in which you got your degree could even be general like human resources, finance, or management.

- A bachelor's degree may also be acceptable if the candidate has experience working within the industry of relevance or general R&D experience.