Support the local Pigment & Paste Owner in managing and executing pigment and paste-related activities in India. The role focuses on operational support, coordination, data transparency, and implementation of agreed actions across production, C-Labs, procurement, and suppliers, contributing to robust quality, cost competitiveness, and sustainable local operations.
Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities
Support to Pigment & Paste Ownership
- Support the local Pigment & Paste Owner in day-to-day pigment and paste activities in India including root causes investigation.
- Prepare analyses, reports, and documentation to support decision-making within the PSM framework
Operational & Cross‑functional Coordination
- Support alignment of Indian pigment and paste activities with global PSM processes and standards
- Coordinate with production, C-Labs, procurement, and suppliers on agreed activities and follow‑ups
- Follow action items, milestone related to pigment and paste topics
- Support pigment paste localization projects, including testing coordination, data collection, and documentation
- Support implementation and follow-up of agreed optimization measures together with production and lab teams
Consolidation & Transparency
- Support pigment and paste consolidation activities in India based on defined transparency frameworks
- Maintain and update local overviews of pigment toolbox, paste portfolio, and intermediates
- Identify consolidation opportunities and escalate improvement proposals to the Pigment & Paste Owner
EHS & Compliance
- Support adherence to EHS requirements in labs and operational activities within the scope of responsibility
- Assist in audit preparation and follow-up actions to ensure compliance with BASF standards
Main KPIs:
- #Pigment pastes in India / Sales - annual tracking
- R&D; Budget/Spend (Pigment and Paste Team India)
- Q-Cost (Pigment intermediates India)
- Safety (hsWPRIR)
Job Requirements (minimum requirement to carry out the work)
Education
Master degree in Chemistry or comparable discipline or equivalent education in a technical discipline
Working Experience
10-15 years in a Pigment or SB - Paste or SB - Coatings related area, wide experience in Pigment surface technology, Pigment processing and manufacturing technology
Technical & Skilled Knowledge/Others
Knowledge of Pigments and SB - Pigment preparations, the production process of pigment preparations for SB formulations as well as basic know how about SB - coatings material technology. Experienced in communication within international teams.
📌 Assistant Manager - Pigment and Paste (India)
🏢 Leading
📍 India
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