Associate Manager - Skin Care (BL - Care Solutions)

Job description
Job title : Associate Manager - Skin Care

Reporting to : Technical Service Manager

Entity : Evonik India

Work Location : Thane

Purpose of the position
• The employee will be responsible for the lab activities as well as Technical Service support to local & regional customers.
• The employee should be an active team member for projects in Personal care industry involving skin care segment.

Key responsibilities
• Lab Projects : Generate new ideas, develop such ideas using existing lab facilities & Evonik’s personal care ingredients products. Perform projects with customers to commercialize new applications, technical advantages of Evonik’s products in various applications related to skin care
• Technical Service : Support Customers by responding to enquiries, complaints and visiting them to give presentations, product promotion and provide plant assistance as well as travelling both domestic and international as needed.
• Competition : Identify competition products vis-à-vis ingredients from Evonik and evaluate to generate competitive data for various applications/industries.
• Market Trends : Identify market trends, survey the market potential for skin care applications in India and publish a report on the same.
• Trade Shows : Active participation with skin care technical expertise at exhibitions, fairs, conferences, conventions etc.
• Training : Provide technical training of traditional/new applications in labs for Sales & Marketing colleagues and Distributors / Customers.
• Communication : Active participation in global projects as team member by Webex, tele-conferences, group discussions & projects.
• Reporting : Technical Reports, Lab Reports, News Letters / Posters for promoting New Products or Ideas.

Education Experience
• Education: B.Tech/M. Tech in Cosmetics or Master’s degree in Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering (or equivalent in any field related to Technology)
• Experience: Min. 10 years of experience in Application/ Technical Service lab of Personal Care specialty chemicals company or FMCG.
• Hands on experience in formulation laboratory.
• Additional knowledge in cosmetic regulatory standards will be an added advantage.