Apollo Tyres Ltd is an international tyre manufacturer and the leading tyre brand in India The company has multiple manufacturing units in India and a unit each in The Netherlands and Hungary The company markets its products under its two global brands - Apollo and Vredestein and its products are available in over 100 countries through a vast network of branded exclusive and multi-product outlets Job Title Associate Manager Manager - Compound Development Location Chennai R D Reports to Position Rajasekar Velusamy Department Function R D - COMPD DEV - PV CI Purpose of the Job Design and develop compounds to meet present and future needs of OEM Replacement Market customer- PV Continuous improvement of compound to meet the performance cost and processing requirements Support technology projects and test method developments Major Responsibilities Analyse and perform benchmark analysis patent landscaping literature surveys Support the compound development activities selection of approach meeting the compound design target Gather inputs about competitors and upcoming technologies for the preparation of compound roadmap Conduct compound improvement trials to bridge the gap in product performance requirements Generate validate new ideas concepts for VAVE Prioritize the activities and conduct trials as per risk reduction strategy and ensure the process safety Conceptualizing and developing test methods for compound performance prediction KPI No of iterations for compound concept finalization Compliance to compound design guidelines Adherence to compound development design targets and timelines Compound processability index Compound cost reduction achieved No of patents papers published Skills Knowledge Technical Functional Materials and Compounding R D Research Experience Skills Desirable Analytical skills Robust communication skills Collaboration skills - able to work in cross functional teams Relevant Experience Minimum 7 years Exposure in tyre manufacturing companies in the functions of R D compounding preferably PV segment Education Qualification s B Tech M Tech Ph D in Rubber Technology Polymer Chemical engineering with experience and background in material research and development in tyre industries

📌 Associate Manager/manager - Compound Development (Tamil Nadu)
🏢 Apollo Tyres
📍 Tamil Nadu