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• Job Purpose (What is the main reason the job exists and what is the primary output or result?) Focus on New Product Development for Specialty Materials applications in Plastics to drive value creation for the customer through technical innovations and solutions resulting in increased profitability for Birla Carbon as Measured by Specialty Materials New Product Sales Volumes and Margins. Managing and Directing New Product Projects via the Stage-Gate Process and interfacing with all Required Functions (Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Specialty Materials Commercial Division, Plant Heads and Personnel) to Drive Projects Forward. Feed the Innovation Pipeline with New Ideas and Drive their Execution.
• Dimensions What quantifiable impact does the position have? Please overwrite the examples below. Dimension Metrics Financial Growth Targets of Increasing Specialty Materials New Product Sales Volumes/Margins according to Marketing plans as Devised by the Specialty Materials’ Commercial Division Staffing May Direct Development Chemists and Technicians Geographic Global Travel required to all Regions. Global responsibility in driving NPD programs in Alignment with Specialty Materials Market and Sell and at the Customer Interface.



Volume Growth Targets of Increasing Specialty Materials’ New Product Sales Volumes/Margins according to Marketing plans as Devised by the Specialty Materials’ Commercial Division Customers Driving the Technical Interface for New Products at All Major Plastics Customers Globally Job Purpose of Direct Reports (delete if no direct reports) No Direct reports, perhaps only supervisory roles.
• Relationships (not including superior or subordinates) Internal Frequency Nature
• NPD Team Members Daily Technical discussions and coordination of NPD ideas and work
• Laboratory Personnel Daily Coordination of work and technical discussions
• Marketing and Sales, Technical Service Weekly Driving Innovation Pipelines; Driving the NPD Process (business case, technical feasibility, gate reviews) Value Calculations, Blogs, technical presentations
• Customers Weekly Driving Current Products and via Technical Meetings; technical presentations; Driving Innovation Pipelines; Driving the NPD Process (business case support, technical feasibility, gate reviews) Value Calculation support. External Frequency Nature
• Other R&D; Functions Monthly Information sharing; technical advice, technical presentation
• Plant and QA Personnel Quarterly Product Runs and Support (Avg. 4 to 5 times per year)

📌 Scientist Plastic Systems (India)
🏢 Birla Carbon
📍 India