Senior Product & Application Development Specialist - Istanbul

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree from Chemistry of a reputable university

Masters degree in Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or equivalent will be an advantage

3-5 years experience in related area (Chemical know–how), technical expertise in Chemistry with a proven track record

Knowledge of and experience in analytical chemistry, analytical testing and instrumentation will be preferred

Formulation knowledge will be an advantage

Excellent command of both written and spoken English

Advanced in MS-Office applications

Strong analytical skills & good communication skills

Customer focus and result & quality oriented approach

No military obligation for male candidates

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are now looking for an experienced "Senior Product & Application Development Specialist" to be a member of our Research & Development Department. The R&D team is the Business Partner and first point of contact for marketing and sales organisation and supply chain for all technical/ R&D related activities. The main purpose of the role is to provide technical support in all day to day activities and projects.

Responsibilities of the ideal candidate will include:

Own Industrial solution (IS) formula including products that are used in IWT, Mining, Geothermal and O&G (oil & gas) industries for compliance and product managment.

Perform product and raw material physical-chemical analysis according to project and customer needs

Develop product formulations as per project requirements and make development reports

Coordinate and collaborate with our application laboratories / formulations worldwide and the field application teams for the performance testing of formulations and other R&D activities

Perform benchmark studies and reverse engineering to evaluate competitor products.

Deliver profitability improvement projects through formulation and supply/ sourcing & marketing initiatives

Doing literature research

Taking care of day-to-day lab operations and giving support in dealing with customer complaints

Taking part in local and global projects, including lab work as well as liaising with other internal departments

Being the point of contact for technical R&D support to sales and marketing departments

Efficient and timely report generation

Key results areas:

Compliance to formula management

Timely completion of projects and reporting progress to stakeholders

Generate high quality data and maintain up-to-date records

Write reports and present it to stakeholders

Deliver savings

Manage R&D tools and software like Agile/ lotus notes/ sap for compliance

**In our recruitment process, the preliminary evaluation is made with a video interview sent to the appropriate candidates via HR Venue.

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