THE COMPANY

Multinational Chemical company

Project Manager – Automotive Fluids Development

THE ROLE

• Develop differentiated products formulations for the Driveline Fluid / Engine Oil Lubricants business, in line with the agreed business strategy, the OEMs technical requirements and the Global Marketing needs to expand branded products
• Lead or support different types of global or regional projects, to deliver differentiated products and offers to the market in a timely manner
• Continuous interaction with component/additive suppliers, base oil manufacturer and external test laboratories
• Work closely with lab technicians, test engineers, technical support team, global/regional key account manager and marketing specialists to develop and enhance the technical performance of existing and new product
• Plan, execute and document product development support programmes and initiate laboratory work to design and develop experimental formulations leading to final products
• Carry out competitor product evaluations
• Project management including regular updates to all stakeholders at the appropriate level
• Must be able to design and develop new product formulations able to fulfill customer technical specifications
• Expected to develop working relationship with OEM customers and Tier2 component suppliers (external) and regional technical team members (internal)
• Must demonstrate flexibility to adopt non-routine testing strategies to obtain objectives;
• Must be prepared to develop an understanding of work being undertaken and to develop autonomous product development skills
• Must demonstrated capability to structure multiyear projects with high accuracy
• Must demonstrate attitude to manage project risks through appropriate technical decisions
• Must demonstrate a high level of accountability and commitment to deliver projects results in due time, within budget and resources.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Chemistry (preferable) or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with lubes development sector or in the automotive industry on automotive fluids formulations development desirable
• Research / technical knowledge in transmission / engine development or application testing desirable A demonstrated track record in problem solving
• Innovative approach to overcoming obstacles and an adaptive approach to achieve outstanding results
• Project management skills (according with PMI guidelines)
• Budget management for relevant project and investment

LOCATION: Torino

Please send your CV with a motivation letter to the role to: [email protected]

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