Key Objectives/Principal Accountabilities

- To become expert in specialties lubricants
- To train junior product developer technically
- To drive chosen segment technically to become the expert for the addressed segments
- To anticipate and understand customer needs & expectations
- To drive product development projects for the addressed segments
- To perform day to day experiments, reporting and documentation
- To manage R&D; lab records and prepare lab reports
- To present the project results to the leadership team
- To co-ordinate with production team to scale up R&D; batches
- To co-ordinate with Quality Assurance team to finalize the product specification
- To provide necessary support to Marketing Applications and Sales team to enhance the sale of recent products
- To perform tests relative to the product development projects
- To overview the benchmarking tests for the dedicated segments
- To maintain and improve the established laboratory safety practices
- To maintain R&D; test equipment and its assets
- To support to Sales and Marketing to create value argumentation on existing and new products

- Ensure compliance to Freudenberg HSE policies, objectives, standards, directives & guidelines




- To co-ordinate with all concerned on effective handling of customer complaints
- Support to Production/Process Engineering team to improve first time yield
- To conduct relevant literature search and documentation of the same for future use
- To explore local raw material sources and evaluate potentially suitable raw material in existing product formulations to effect cost reduction and import substitute
- To drive technically and coordinate with Product Portfolio Manager, Sales, Marketing Application, Production, Quality Control, Purchase and global teams in Germany

Functional Responsibilities/Network

- Teamwork mindset is mandatory
- Create a positive and developing climate, with respect to HSE
- Coordinate with Product Portfolio Manager, Sales, Marketing Application, Production, Quality Control, Purchase and global teams in Germany
- Manage and develop the personnel and working processes within the department.
- Ensure that site meets HSE Standards and Directives.
- Ensure completion of all relevant statutory documentation related to HSE in line with local laws.

📌 R&D Manager (Mysuru)
🏢 Oges Solutions
📍 Mysuru