Ph3Your job /h3 ul liYou have a responsibility for all technological and chemical related matters through all of our business units, textile care, life sciences, food hygiene and professional hygiene. /li liYou have a broad look on all business units, in order to manage the existing portfolio of formulations, to support improvement and optimisation projects and to support the launching of innovation projects. For every business unit you are monitoring closely the evolution towards a more lean and optimal product portfolio. /li liYou are able to integrate our RD operations into a broader company environment, starting from a business point of view to manufacturing, purchasing, regulatory affairs,…..hereby assessing all effects of possible innovations. /li liYou support your senior managers in case of strategic business interventions, help them to develop the human capital within their department and develop a strategic view on making the RD department future proof in terms of available tools, technology, training, staffing….. /li liYou are the figurehead of the company on trade fairs, on scientific platforms, in the academic world, in professional organizations. You follow all scientific evolutions in industry and academic world to share it with the RD managers and experts in your team. /li liYou are reporting directly to the Group COO, and you manage a team of 5 senior RD Managers. They are each managing a team of between 10 and 20 people. /li /ul h3Your profile /h3 ul liAn excellent academic background in a chemistry related area. /li liYou preferably have a PhD in chemistry, as a bioengineer, civil engineer… /li liYou have at least 15 years of experience in an industry where innovation is key, on an international level. /li liYou have at least a first line management experience of at least 10 years in managing a team of highly educated experts. /li liExcellent command of English (speaking and writing) is required. Knowledge of Dutch is a strong asset. /li /ul h3We offer you /h3 ul liThe opportunity to work in a fast growing and dynamic company with an outspoken growth strategy for the coming years. /li liA global company maintaining a culture of enterpreneurship and passion. /li liA broad international scope. /li liA strategic role on corporate level. /li /ul h3Who we are /h3 pChristeyns is one of Europe’s prominent manufacturers of detergents, soaps and associated chemicals, with a turnover of €450 million and employing over 1600 people in over 40 countries. With an annual growth rate of around 15% over the past 20 years and a portfolio of enviable accounts, this family owned company is on the verge of a breakthrough as a solid global group. Besides several strategic acquisitions in Europe, Christeyns developed branches in Brazil, the United States, Australia and New Zealand over the past 5 years, and has solid plans to expand into the Middle and Far East. /p pKey factors for this success are a choice for solid and value adding relations with our customers, a continuous investment in people, but above all an entrepreneurial and informal company culture, enabling new concepts, innovative ideas and customer oriented specialties. Our chemicals find their way in the market of textile care, food hygiene, pharmaceutical industry… /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr