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Global R&D Lead - Colours and Coatings(m/w/x)
Description
You will lead a global R&D team to drive innovation in colors and coatings, bridging the gap between technical laboratory excellence and commercial strategy to shape the future of the product portfolio.
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Requirements
- •Degree in food technology, chemistry or comparable
- •Ideally Master's or PhD thesis
- •Strong management and project execution experience
- •Ability to manage complex international operations
- •Beneficial experience in natural colors field
- •Strong leadership and project management skills
- •Proactive and creative innovation impulse generator
- •High analytical and conceptual competence
- •Desirable international customer engagement experience
- •Confident decision making and goal setting
- •Experience in people and subject leadership
- •Reliable and independent working style
- •Business acumen and commercial fluency
- •Experience with change management
- •Open and communicative nature
Education
Work Experience
approx. 4 - 6 years
Tasks
- •Transform the unit into a global center of excellence
- •Align complex laboratory operations across three continents
- •Drive talent succession planning and organizational design
- •Lead and coach a multicultural, cross-border team
- •Develop the strategic innovation roadmap for market dominance
- •Optimize production processes for coloring products and formulations
- •Evaluate research results and provide recommendations for action
- •Lead R&D for food colors and coatings
- •Adapt existing products for pet food and cosmetics
- •Characterize new formulations using spectrophotometric and analytical methods
- •Translate analytical results into technical specification recommendations
- •Coordinate with product management, production, and quality assurance
- •Provide technical support for industrial production scaling
- •Bridge the gap between R&D and commercial strategy
- •Maintain and sharpen the raw material portfolio
- •Standardize processes and maintain market-oriented product data
Languages
English – Business Fluent
Benefits
Informal Culture
- •Friendly and informal atmosphere
- •Family-owned company
- •Flat hierarchies
- •Short communication channels
- •Helpful colleagues
Free or Subsidized Food
- •Contribution to future nutrition
Purpose-Driven Work
- •Opportunity to take responsibility
Modern Equipment
- •State-of-the-art technologies
Bonuses & Incentives
- •Anniversary payments
- •Special payments
- •Employee referral bonuses
Team Events
- •Christmas parties
- •Company events
Competitive Pay
- •Financial benefits
Corporate Discounts
- •IT leasing discounts
- •Mobile phone contract discounts
- •Shopping discounts
- •Travel discounts
- DöhlerFull-timeOn-siteSeniorDarmstadt
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Global R&D Lead - Colours and Coatings(m/w/x)
The AI Job Search Engine
Description
You will lead a global R&D team to drive innovation in colors and coatings, bridging the gap between technical laboratory excellence and commercial strategy to shape the future of the product portfolio.
Let AI find the perfect jobs for you!
Upload your CV and Nejo AI will find matching job offers for you.
Requirements
- •Degree in food technology, chemistry or comparable
- •Ideally Master's or PhD thesis
- •Strong management and project execution experience
- •Ability to manage complex international operations
- •Beneficial experience in natural colors field
- •Strong leadership and project management skills
- •Proactive and creative innovation impulse generator
- •High analytical and conceptual competence
- •Desirable international customer engagement experience
- •Confident decision making and goal setting
- •Experience in people and subject leadership
- •Reliable and independent working style
- •Business acumen and commercial fluency
- •Experience with change management
- •Open and communicative nature
Education
Work Experience
approx. 4 - 6 years
Tasks
- •Transform the unit into a global center of excellence
- •Align complex laboratory operations across three continents
- •Drive talent succession planning and organizational design
- •Lead and coach a multicultural, cross-border team
- •Develop the strategic innovation roadmap for market dominance
- •Optimize production processes for coloring products and formulations
- •Evaluate research results and provide recommendations for action
- •Lead R&D for food colors and coatings
- •Adapt existing products for pet food and cosmetics
- •Characterize new formulations using spectrophotometric and analytical methods
- •Translate analytical results into technical specification recommendations
- •Coordinate with product management, production, and quality assurance
- •Provide technical support for industrial production scaling
- •Bridge the gap between R&D and commercial strategy
- •Maintain and sharpen the raw material portfolio
- •Standardize processes and maintain market-oriented product data
Languages
English – Business Fluent
Benefits
Informal Culture
- •Friendly and informal atmosphere
- •Family-owned company
- •Flat hierarchies
- •Short communication channels
- •Helpful colleagues
Free or Subsidized Food
- •Contribution to future nutrition
Purpose-Driven Work
- •Opportunity to take responsibility
Modern Equipment
- •State-of-the-art technologies
Bonuses & Incentives
- •Anniversary payments
- •Special payments
- •Employee referral bonuses
Team Events
- •Christmas parties
- •Company events
Competitive Pay
- •Financial benefits
Corporate Discounts
- •IT leasing discounts
- •Mobile phone contract discounts
- •Shopping discounts
- •Travel discounts
About the Company
Döhler
Industry
Food
Description
The company is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries.
- Döhler
Global R&D Lead - Colours and Coatings(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorDarmstadt - Döhler
Teamlead Powder Blends for Beverage and Food Applications(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorDarmstadt - Döhler
Teamlead Analytical Science - Analytical Innovation(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorDarmstadt - Döhler
Lead Flavorist (Global) - Brown & White Tonality Cluster(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSeniorDarmstadt - Döhler
Head of Innovation Management(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteManagementDarmstadt