Technology Lead - Business Development: Liquid Inks - South East England - £Highly Competitive ...

Technology Lead - Business Development: Liquid Inks

Job Title: Technology Lead - Business Development: Liquid Inks

Salary: £Highly Competitive / Negotiable

Our prestigious client is a global leader in a diverse variety of inks and print supplies, offering speciality inks and world class product and service offerings.

The role is based in a highly specialized Research & Development centre and reports to the Technical Manager. It will support the further development of the company's liquid ink product offering.

The position is hands on and does not specifically require people management skills, although it may involve supporting, training and guiding junior technical staff.

Key Relationships: Production, Technical, Sales, Commercial teams.

Purpose of the Job

• Develop high quality and innovative products to meet business development needs.
• Lead short, medium and long term customer technical projects and development projects, managing technical risks within agreed timelines.
• Collaborate with customers, internal sales and business development to recommend and formulate appropriate technical solutions.

Key Accountabilities / Measures of the job: Key Performance Indicators

• Safety Commitment - ensuring safety of self and others.
• Lead and execute development projects to deliver new liquid inks and features that meet market demand and exceed industry standards.
• Identify relevant technologies and create novel products via literature/patent search and in house R&D.
• Coordinate technical team assignments to deliver required outputs.
• Communicate regular project status updates and documentation clearly to internal stakeholders and customers.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records.

Skills Required for the Job

• Application of industrial product knowledge and expertise.
• Effective communication, ability to work with customers, sales and manufacturing teams to develop suitable products and resolve performance issues.
• Problem solving across product or application area, including raw materials, ink chemistry, printing applications and technologies.
• Detailed knowledge of liquid ink formulation, printing and end use requirements.

Product Development and Formulation

Contribute to the development of, or personally develop, specific products to meet business requirements.

Project Management

Undertake specific projects, using appropriate tools as required, to improve efficiency, reduce cost, introduce concepts or effect notable changes. Deliver a structured approach to managing projects.

Comprehensive understanding of product formulation and effects of formulation changes on application performance.

Extensive experience in selection and qualification of new raw materials.

Extensive experience in the surface coatings industry with a proven track record in new product development.

Experienced as a supervisor/project leader or equivalent.