Executive - Application Lab

Reports to:

• Responsible for developing innovation through formulation, application, sampling, technical support.
  

Formulation & Product Development

• Must have knowledge in formulating wide range of Personal care and home care products
• Conduct stability studies and compile comprehensive stability data reports.
• Ensure formulations align with regulatory guidelines and customer requirements.
• Work on sustainable and innovative product concepts for market trends.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and optimize formulations.
  

Technical Support & Customer Collaboration

• Identify customer application needs and provide tailored technical support.
• Define Personal Care and Home Care product baskets to support cross-selling for sales teams.
• Conduct product demonstrations and provide technical guidance to customers.
• Assist in troubleshooting and reformulating as per customer requests.
  

Application Lab Management

• Drive the HPC application development lab and align strategy with business growth.
• Manage lab operations, including handling raw materials, equipment, and consumables.
• Support CAPEX planning to upgrade and enhance lab capabilities.
  

Supplier & Innovation Collaboration

• Work closely with suppliers on new ingredient innovations and formulation development.
• Collaborate with existing and new suppliers to identify emerging market opportunities.
• Transfer knowledge of new technologies to the technical and sales team.
• Develop proof-of-concept prototypes with novel ingredients targeting high-growth segments.
  

Training & Documentation

• Maintain and handle all technical documentation, lab reports, and formulation records.
• Assist in preparing and organizing meetings, seminars, and training sessions on product applications.
• Provide internal technical training to enhance team knowledge and capabilities.
• Should have knowledge of documentation practices.
• To keep continuous track of new technologies for our products, commercial aspects of the business, and keep the team updated.
• To evaluate business risk on a regular basis in the region and keep all relevant seniors informed.
  

Market Intelligence & Strategy

• Identify, develop, and evaluate marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, market characteristics, and cost and mark-up factors.
• To create and maintain company image in the region as a nimble-footed, highly responsive, sustainable source who thinks for the customer.
• To establish a process/structure of Market Intelligence to become and remain long-term competitive and for formulating business strategies.
• Mapping & Monitoring Competition and their activities in the market; proactively coming out with value propositions for the company.
• CRM uses for TSR management.
  

Skills And Competences

• B. Tech , M.Sc. Chemistry/ M.Tech/Chemical Technology/cosmetologist with min 2-5 years of Technical / Formulation development of Ingredients.
• Create good network with commercial and technical teams at supplier/customers end.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Sense of ownership and drive: self-starter and problem solver who shows a bias for action, acts promptly to remove "roadblocks" and ensures accountability to get things done in a timely manner.
• Highly organized, structured and flexible, able to work well under pressure and deal with multiple / conflicting priorities meeting the deadlines.
• Fluent English a must-have (both verbal and written communication), other languages a plus.
• Adherence to Work Culture and Ethics.