Technology Area Manager - Paper Making Disruption M/F

Technology Area Manager - Paper making Disruption M / F Main accountabilities and responsibilities : Lead and / or support Disruptive Innovation activities, collaborating with internal and external resources. Spot trends in businesses and industries unrelatedly different - and find ways to incorporate. Run Open Innovation campaigns. Talk to vendors, suppliers, academics; facilitate cross-sectional or -functional internal campaigns with diverse groups of people. Manage Cooperation and Development agreement set up to secure Innovation advancement. Create plans and implement action-plans based on limited information by extrapolating and integrating, defining resources requirements. Build proof of concept and stage & gate plans for the activities. Develop, pilot and lead testing activities internally and externally. Establish relation of transformational steps and impact on resources usage and product performance. Develop scale up strategies from laboratory to pilot, and from pilot to industrial Create Success metrics focusing on learning and validating assumptions Adopt CQV (Commissioning, Qualification, Validation) in Laboratory and Pilot tests Identify, mitigate and eliminate risks during development activities. Experience and qualification requirements : Preferably University Degree in Chemistry, biochemistry or Engineering Experience in technology and / or R&D in either pulp making, tissue making or adjacent processes (example : non-woven). Curious, Creative, capable to challenge status quo on established processes transformational steps Courage of doing something radically new, mindset of defying gravity of the existing norms and beliefs Persistent, Purpose driven, demonstrate initiative and entrepreneurship Learning ability, exploring attitude, going outside to stretch the inside Commercial and financial knowledge to prepare, manage and forecast development activities International work experience Internal and External Stakeholders Management Experience in leading a multi-functional international team in challenging work environments. Fluency in English, both verbal and written skills Location : Paris / Saint-Ouen (France) Kunheim (France) Mannheim (Germany) Valls (Spain) and others countries in Europe where Essity is based Together, we are improving lives, every day. Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being. #J-18808-Ljbffr