R&D Head of Professional / Consumer

Responsibilities:

• Leads development projects for Professional / Consumer R&D teams;

• Apply R&D local strategy in line with Group strategy;

• Creates vision for strategic workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, organizational development (including roles and responsibilities), engagement, communication;

• Foster R&D collaboration with other departments (Production, Quality, PM, Sourcing, Logistic, Financial) for current and future projects.

• Leads and participates in product innovation projects;

• Continuous improvement through effective processes and tools;

• Incorporates relevant design expertise and experience in projects in line with Group strategy;

• Encourages creativity in R&D teams;

• Actively searches for best-in-class technologies among competitors and develops innovation;

• Cooperates closely with local & group partners to assure customer focus and target costing;

• Coordinates and assure the right allocation of the resources;

• Establishes and maintains operational budgets for OPEX / CAPEX / FTE;

• Supports R&D projects at local & group level participating in meetings and sharing technical information and "best-practices”;

• Cooperates with design committee to ensure brand-consistent design of product ranges;

• Develops employees assigned to his department;

• Ensure the correct application of relevant local & Group tools/regulations/norms/standards;

• Participates in global and local meetings;

Required Qualifications

• University degree in engineering is required ( mechanical, electrical or electronical field);

• Experience in mentoring, building high performing R&D teams;

• Demonstrated capability in initiating and executing change;

• 5 years’ experience in R&D in industry companies;

• at least 3 years' experience in coordinating teams and projects;

• Demonstrated leadership, strategic capabilities and management experience in technology and/or business;

• Ability to work in 3D modeling software and finite element analysis;

• Demonstrated capability in leading others in the development of creative innovations and solutions;

• Experience in project management;

• Experience in designing and managing processes;

• Demonstrated capability to shape and prioritize the technology portfolio in alignment with business strategy;

• Capability in managing people and complexity in a multinational environment is needed ;

• Capability to promote team-working and collaboration among the different functions, together with an attitude to measure performances by KPIs is highly appreciated ;

• Ability to translate industry / market trends into new opportunities and solutions for technology;

• Capability to promote team-working and collaboration among the different functions, together with an attitude to measure performances by KPIs is highly appreciated ;

• Strategic thinking, entrepreneurship and encouragement of driving for creative, marketable solutions is highly appreciated ;

• Drive for excellence is expected ;

• Fluency in English , German is an advantage;

• A previous experience in innovation is highly appreciated;

• Ability to travel approximately 10%;

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in multinational company
• Experience with cross-functional and multi-cultural teams
• Automotive and / or other production industry with technical expertise