Yokkaichi BASF Japan Ltd. Permanent

Objectives of the Position

Independently or partially independently execute R&D projects and topics that support the BASF innovation pipeline to meet current and future business needs. This position may lead subcontractors' job contents at Yokkaichi Kasumi TPU Technical center.

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities

  • Accelerate Innovation

    • Achieve development KPIs (Innovation sales, Vitality index, Time to market, Reporting, Technical launch ratio) by planning, implementing, and occasionally proposing to the task team.

    • Collaborate with sales, TD, marketing to translate market/customer needs to Topic and/or Project proposal.

    • Create, share, and upload lab reports and results to LIVE Journal and Monthly report properly.

    • Implement necessary actions for new product registration (RAMP, BI, CAS etc).

    • Support synthesis trial at production and tollers effectively.

    • Gather technology intelligence and share among parties concerned.

    • Collaborate with Product manager about procurement of new materials for development.

    • Execute IP survey and prepare IP to apply, if available.

    • Support ideation for new product and application.
  • Live Sustainability

    • Implement lab EHS activities according to EHS policies, targets, effectively, rationally, and timely.

    • Work together with subcontractors and colleagues for maintaining lab clean, tidy, and updated.

    • Manage assigned equipment, raw materials, and facilities and keep safety documents updated.
  • Excite Customers

    • Participate in assigned customers' technical meeting properly to translate customer pain points to development work.

    • Participate and support customers' workshop and exhibition to grasp customer pain points and trends.

    • Support processing trials of development products at customer together with TD, if necessary.
  • Inspire People

    • Educate subcontractors and colleagues to operate lab facilities and data handling adequately.

    • Support technical knowledge transfer from senior to young generation through OJT and lectures.

    • Collaborate with team members to improve Evo by suggestions and proposal properly.
  • Deliver Profit

    • Propose and implement CAPEX planning in accord with schedule and budgets.

    • Propel commercialization of development product.
  • Embrace Digitalization

    • Implement LIVE Journal upload.

    • Understand and utilize Foundry database in accord with HORIZON project.

Requirements

  • Preferably higher than Master degree in Technical or Chemical Field.
  • Preferably > 4 years in a technical field or in product development related field (product or application or process or technology role).
  • English TOEIC > 550.
  • Technical and Professional knowledge.
  • Analytical thinking and Experimental designing.
  • Reporting effectively.