Job Purpose
This the Research and Development (R&D) function responsible for products once they are launched on the market.
The teams are based all around globe, working closely with R&D product development teams, supply, procurement, global/regional/local marketing & commercial teams in order to deliver projects to grow and protect the existing business in addition to increasing the profitability of our products through cost saving programs.
In Maintenance and Expansion (ME), we truly develop people by you giving responsibility as soon as you join the team.
The job is dynamic and complex, and the challenges you will face will give you the possibility to develop quickly, laying a strong foundation for your future career.

Essential Job Responsibilities
Assume leadership for low risk R&D ME projects in relevant category, ensuring the implementation at regional/local level by ensuring all required formulation, feasibility work, analysis, validation, stability testing, industrial trials and dossier preparation are performed on time and to the required internal and external standards and market conditions
Maintain good communication with marketing, supply, R&D categories and shared service functions to accomplish objectives

Key Challenges:
Support maintenance of appropriate levels of communication with all RB upper management
Self-starting and capable of working independently
Assist with determination of resources to support project delivery
Good level of multi-cultural experience/understanding
Professional Qualification/ Experience
Technician Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree equivalent to the region in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering or other relevant science
Experience in a FMCG company desirable
Project management, prioritization and problem solving skills desirable
Good formulation knowledge and understanding of chemical interactions
Key Skills & Competencies

Skills:
Good negotiating and interpersonal skills
Good organizational and problem solving skills
Ability to identify and communicate risks
Capable of building strong working relationships and strong networking skills
Good analytical skills
Strong intellectual curiosity, appetite for exploring new and previously uncharted territories
Good communication skills both written and oral in English and good presentation skills
Performance testing and market research knowledge desirable
Application of quality, sustainability and regulatory standards
Competencies
Product Development:

This involves the ability to design and manage an end-to-end product development process that includes:
Development of innovative concepts, claims, formulations and packaging;
Application of quality, sustainability and regulatory standards;
Effective selection of scale-up strategies, equipment and process parameters;
Market research and performance testing;
Technology Management:
This involves the ability to manage a technology portfolio and create competitive advantage by:
Identification of possible relevant innovative technologies (outside innovation);
Mapping technologies to business and market needs;
Communication and implementation of technology strategy in the product development process;
Recognising when to invest in technology development and when to withdraw to ensure constant value of the product to the consumer;
Guidance to production and operations management, project management, quality control, safety and health issues, statistics, and sourcing;
Project Management:
This involves the ability to achieve complex goals by finding and adapting the best possible methodology of planning, organizing, motivating, negotiating, communicating, controlling resources and procedures to ensure optimised cost, risk, quality and speed of delivery.
Consumer Science:
Ability to identify consumer unmet needs, understand motivations and behaviors by effective selection and implementation of consumer research methods. Translation of insights into actionable product measures, enabling the R&D team to design products for maximum success on shelf and in home.

Finance:
Ability to manage, control and optimise budgets for teams and projects by planning, predicting and analysis of expenditure.

Application Closing Date
Monday, 10th April, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: rb@hotnigerianjobs.com with the relevant position applied as subject heading.