R&d process development manager (m/f/d)

R&D Process Development Manager (m/f/d)
On-site ABOUT WELLA
Research & Development in Wella is a highly collaborative, competent and innovative group. You join diverse teams of highly passionate Scientists, Engineers and Hair & Nail Artists who innovate at the forefront of technology and beauty trends. 
You will also act as first point of contact for RCA and derogation supporting the ongoing business once the production is in-sourced. The role is at the interface of R&D and Product Supply and pivotal to ensuring robust innovation delivery, right first-time start-up and ongoing quality. 
Accountability : Project accountability to deliver the Care and Styling IMP at our Wella plants and partner TPMs, ensuring relocations or in-sourcing projects are executed to maintain R&D governance. Briefs management on project developments and recommends choices. 
Responsibility: Project execution responsibility to deliver process development scope for Care and Styling IMP and technical projects, on time, on quality.
Lead the scale-up qualification work to execute IMP and supply network design relocation qualifications for care and styling products, overseeing the qualification of making and filling operations to alternative internal sites or TPM locations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in R&D and Supply Chain to ensure successful project execution.
Monitor and report on project progress to key stakeholders, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
Identify and mitigate risks associated with plant scale-up, relocation and insourcing projects.
Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.
Ability to work independently, managing multiple projects simultaneously whilst being responsive to changing priorities.
Impact: the above deliverables will enable the execution of the initiative master plan and enable compliance across Care and Styling, by ensuring that new launches or manufacturing (in-sourcing) relocations are scaled and qualified robustly.
Very strong English skills, excellent communication skills, very good influencing by being acknowledged as an expert when laying out options and providing recommendations. 5+ years of experience in process development including formula industrialisation and site relocation.
~ Attractive salary package with a wide range of benefits 
Free company parking as well as central location and good public transport connections 
Promotion of personal potential and individual career paths 
Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 
A collegial working atmosphere at an employer with an appreciative corporate culture 
Open communication and an international as well as diverse environment in which the "WE" is in the foreground! 
We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to ethnical origin, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.