We are looking for a Technical Product Manager who plays a critical role in linking R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing and Quality. The UV-curable products represent a critical technology platform within Covestro's CA (Coating & Adhesive) portfolio, enabling advanced manufacturing processes across multiple high-tech industries.
The TPM owns the UVR portfolio from a technical(recipe/performance) point of view and as such plays an integral role in:
• The decision to start a product development.
• Introducing new raw materials or vendors.
• Upscaling new products in production.
• Monitoring and managing our process capability, product performance, including specs.
• Agreeing to material performance metrics with customers.
• Knowledge Management of UVR (UV-curable resin) products across the organization including Tolling.
• Addressing and follow-up of technical quality complaints.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Accountable for product formulations and specifications for global UVR product line.
2. Drive the optimization and harmonization of product quality (specified and performance values) for UVR products, globally (FMEA, QRA).
3. Drive technical validation & qualification of Monomer sourcing / partnerships.
4. As primary global contact, evaluate and decide upon specifications (properties and ranges) from a product or customer perspective, according to specification process.
5. Be part of MoC processes in production and in R&D that might affect product quality or registration (eg. scaleups, transfer of production, recipe changes, rework); evaluate impact on product and advise according to role in given process descriptions.
6. Support development and implementation of global product strategy for UVR, focusing on product design and product portfolio performance management.
7. Drive profitability and sustainability of UVR portfolio through proactive quality and regulatory risk mitigation, detox efforts, and value proposition improvements.
8. Drive complaint investigation related to product composition, specification, or manufacturing related complaints.
9. Technical support of existing or future UVR Tolling activities.