Own the Textile Chemistry / Processing capability for WLL's R&D; function — process innovation, chemical formulations, finishes, and sustainability-linked processing improvements across Textile, Flooring, and Advanced Textiles (AT).
Lead the Formulations and Textile Chemistry – Executive charter areas, converting process and chemistry research into scalable, compliant, and cost-effective manufacturing processes.
Operate as a second-line leader to the R&D; Head / Head – Innovation, with an explicit development mandate to build the breadth (materials, innovation governance, portfolio-level thinking) required to step up into the Head – Innovation role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Process Innovation & Chemistry Roadmap
• Own the R&D; processing roadmap covering textile chemistry, wet processing, and chemical formulations across all three categories.
• Set the process-innovation agenda in line with the overall R&D; strategy and Product Development pipeline needs.
Formulations & Finishes Development




• Lead the Formulations Expert charter to develop recent chemical formulations and finishes with demonstrable performance improvement.
• Drive innovation in finishes across WLL, ensuring formulations are validated for manufacturability and cost before scale-up.
Sustainability-Linked Process Innovation
• Own reduction-in-CO2-footprint initiatives and water–energy projects as core deliverables of the processing capability.
• Embed sustainability criteria (water, chemical, and energy footprint) into every process-innovation evaluation, aligned to Welspun's sustainability commitments.
Lab-to-Plant Scale-Up
• Oversee scale-up of current processes and chemistry from lab trials to plant-level implementation, partnering with plant technical teams at Anjar and Vapi and hyderabad
• Validate manufacturability, cost, and quality of current processes at scale before handover to manufacturing.
Team Leadership & Capability Building
• Lead and develop the Formulations and Textile Chemistry – Exe

📌 Head – R&d Processing Anjar (India)
🏢 Welspun Living
📍 India