As part of our central organization, and acting globally for the entire Division, Product Development department is key to support our business development activities, sales operations as well as our manufacturing operations across the division. It both associates innovation and technical expertise responsibilities in the scope of product, technology and material development.  

The main purpose of the role is to serve business interests with new developments in order to capture new opportunities and position Ceratizit as a leading premium Hard Material Solutions supplier while serving both customers and division operations with required technical expertise  

Your tasks: 

• Take full ownership and lead development projects from technical specification definition till product industrialization – including coordination of all sub-activities required to achieve projects targets  

• Closely cooperate with business key stakeholder to understand and act according to market dynamics, customers’ needs/expectations, and competitive environment 

• Support sales operations with technical expertise and customer relationship management (technical counterparts)  

• Set, implement and drive efficient innovation process across the division while increasing the innovation rate into focus product segments, industries or applications  

• Support manufacturing operations with specific analytics and needed related process improvement activities  

• Lead, manage and support a team of 8-10 members in various administrative and operational matters 

Your profile: 

• Hold a PhD or a Master Degree in Engineering, Mechanics, Metallurgy or any related technical field 

• Minimum 5 years in a management position within an industrial field (engineering, R&D, process…) with proven leadership abilities, organization, and time management skills  

• Excellent interpersonal skills within interactions at all levels and across diverse cultures  

• Strong team-player, enjoy performing in a matrix organization through cross-functional collaboration  

• Agile and capable of thriving in a fast-phased changing environment  

• Willingness to travel ~20% of the time, internationally  

• Fluency in English and either in French or in Germany. Any other language is an asset  

Strong advantages:  

• Attractive work conditions (bonus, insurance, company restaurant…) 

• A thrilling job in an internationally active company 

• A great opportunity to take over a position with room for creativity and flexibility 

• Become the leader of a dynamic and passionate team with an excellent working atmosphere 

• Intensive initial training and ongoing development fostering internal mobility