Job Description

1. Monitor local and international competitors, evaluate market trends and emerging technologies, and communicate relevant insights to R&D and Marketing teams.
2. Coordinate cross-functional project alignment before launch, involving R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, Legal, Regulatory Affairs and other relevant stakeholders.
3. Review and approve product claims, product names, artwork elements and marketing communications to ensure technical accuracy, substantiation and compliance with local regulations and Unilever standards.
4. Coordinate consumer studies and product performance testing with internal teams and third-party laboratories, interpret results and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders.
5. Evaluate, develop and maintain raw material specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM), ensuring technical accuracy, consistency and compliance with applicable requirements.
6. Lead feasibility and capability trials in factories and third-party manufacturers, ensuring specifications are robust, reproducible and achievable under manufacturing conditions.
7. Provide technical support to Supply Chain in resolving manufacturing challenges, quality issues and supplier-related problems, and prepare technical reports and trial assessments.
8. Support formulation and process technology development in collaboration with Regional R&D teams, evaluating product stability, raw material interactions and process effects on product performance.
9. Ensure product and raw material specifications are accurately maintained in relevant systems and comply with applicable regulatory requirements, including ingredient declarations and country-specific standards.
10. Collaborate with suppliers to improve material specifications, assess supplier capabilities, identify alternative raw material sources and support cost-effectiveness initiatives.
11. Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through formulation optimization, complexity reduction and alternative raw materials, while maintaining product quality and performance.
12. Develop the technical capabilities of R&D technicians and local teams, provide technical guidance to cross-functional project teams, and contribute to project and portfolio management.

Job Requirement:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemistry.
• Fluent in English.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• At least 2 Years of R&D / Process Experience.
• Product Commissioning Experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Accountability and ownership.
• Market and external stakeholder awareness.
• Action-oriented and results-driven.
• Cross-functional collaboration and alignment.
• Talent development and team capability building.