Global Technical Lead

Job description
- Lead the day-to-day direction of the local technical and international team
- Permanent full-time role based on Melbourne's South East
- Excellent culture and growth opportunities
- Regular interstate and overseas travel is required

Exciting opportunity for a leading technical expert in the Polyurethanes sector. Plan, design, expand and execute the technology strategy.

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**CLIENT**

**THE ROLE**

This is an exciting opportunity for a leading technical expert in the Polyurethanes sector, to join our client's executive team, to plan, design, expand and execute their Urethanes’ technology strategy; setting the standards and policies, to drive commercial objectives and growth.

The C.A.S.E. professional will lead the day-to-day direction of the local technical and international teams, providing leadership, expertise and innovation, stakeholder, and customer influence, creating distribution channels and utilising product to market knowledge and capability; driving the C.A.S.E. objectives, efficiency, and revenue growth, for our organisation.

This opportunity is perfect for someone who is goal orientated, entrepreneurial, and thrives in a manufacturing environment; utilising their extensive R&D product and process knowledge to support and make recommendations to our customers; driving superior results.

Regular interstate and overseas travel is required.

Your responsibilities will include (not limited to):

- Member of the Executive Team - driving the company's technology strategy and policies
- Business Unit leader for the Technical and International teams; ensuring success against agreed KPI’s and budgets
- Development of new technological growth platforms, ensuring technical support of incremental growth opportunities, as well as providing manufacturing support
- Consultation with in-house technical experts to ensure best practice, efficient processes and fit for purpose products
- Initiating and completing development and evaluation of new specialty polyurethanes products in the laboratory, ensuring compliance standards are met
- Imparting expert knowledge and experience to internal teams and external customers
- Ensuring successful scale up of new products and instigating improved manufacturing processes
- Tracking and implementing cost control measures with C.A.S.E. revenue growth and sales profit margin front of mind
- Industry engagement - producing and presenting technology papers to Industry Groups, customers internal stakeholders and at during negotiations
- Technical advisor for major projects and initiatives; ensuring appropriate funding and driving continuous improvement

**ABOUT YOU**

You are a technical leader with extensive research and development and formulation capability and experience, who is passionate about delivering successful outcomes to customers. You bring to the table:

- Master’s Degree (MBA)
- NACE certification
- Degree qualification in Materials Science/Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry
- A minimum of 20 years’ experience in PU chemistry (including global exposure), including R&D managerial roles
- Proven track record in the formulation, set-up, troubleshooting, operation, and evaluation of polyurethanes (C.A.S.E.)
- Active leadership in major R&D projects from inception through to implementation involving cross-functional collaboration, production, compliance, and customers
- Inspirational leadership
- A strong commitment to delivering excellence
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication and organisational skills
- Demonstrated experience building strong relationships with stakeholders; imparting knowledge and experience and juggling/managing expectations
- Market diverse technical experience in polyurethane coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers
- Presentation skills (to Industry groups and customers)
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Previous proposal development and/or business planning/reporting experience and budget/forecasting management

**WHAT YOU’LL LOVE**

Our client is an organisation on the move, that is focused on the health and safety of their employees. They work smart and take the time to celebrate successes.

You will be valued, included, and supported. So, if you are motivated and keen to be on our fast-track journey of strategic growth, the team looks forward to welcoming you.

**APPLICATION**

For a strictly confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity please contact Kim on +61 412 219 860.

**THANK YOU**
- Please consider the following when applying:

- Do you have a relevant degree/ qualification?
- Do you have the right to work in Australia?
- Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)?
- Are you willing to undergo a pre-employment medical check?

**Salary**: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year

Work Location: On the road