R&D Technical Director
2 days ago
Sherwin-Williams is seeking a strategic and influential R&D Technical Director to lead product and platform development activities for powder coating systems and sales support for the General Industrial Division. As a member of the R&D leadership team, the Technical Director plays a crucial role in cultivating a customer centric, high-performance culture built on mutual trust and integrity. Through partnership and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Global Supply Chain, and other groups to support and secure new and existing business. The ideal candidate thrives with building cross-functional partnerships in a matrix environment while driving strategic initiatives supporting growth, efficiency, cost savings, and innovation. The Technical Director should have strong knowledge and experience with the development and formulation of powder-based coatings, regional markets, product stewardship, and regulatory requirements.
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.
All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, including individuals with disabilities and Protected Veterans. At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.
Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.
The Powder Technical Director is a member of the Global General Industrial R&D technology leadership team and is responsible for leading all sales support and product and platform development activities for powder based coating systems for Sherwin-Williams’s General Industrial Business in the NA region and collaborates with other members of the Global Leadership Team on projects applicable to multiple regions and for global customers.
• Drives and capture intellectual property developments.
• Partners with Regional Purchasing, GI Product Management and PCG Raw Materials Manager to support raw material selection and cost saving projects for the region.
• coordinates global technical activities in conjunction with technical leaders in other regions to ensure development and translation of technology from and into region, alignment with global strategic plans and best practices sharing.
• Identifies, institutes and manages external technology and innovation partnerships with regional companies and institutes for regional and global advantage in support of overall PCG strategy.
• champions and drives best practices, institutes project management and portfolio management with business leaders and R&D teams, reviews infrastructure requirements, hires, trains, and guides people development.
• Promotes a safe work environment by driving safety practices, safe equipment utilization and maintenance in the laboratories.
• Manages internal/external relationships within a matrix environment.
• Enables and influences internal/external connectivity to drive strategic initiatives and projects.
• Coordinates regional powder technical activities in conjunction with global technical leaders to ensure product development and technical transfer to and from the regions in alignment with the global strategic product plans.
• Manages and deploys resources across region and/or cross business or functional teams to efficiently and effectively deliver all product and technology goals and services.
• Acts as the subject matter expert on regional or cross-functional project teams or technology committees.
Talent Management
• Holds the technical management teams in the region accountable for implementing and achieving technology, product development, and service related goals and objectives.
• Identifies and prioritizes skills, expertise and processes needed to build organizational capabilities to deliver on the business unit’s goals.
• Leads the integrated talent management activities to attract, develop, provide performance feedback and retain employees and to ensure optimum level of workforce engagement.
• Completes, delivers and oversees individual performance management reviews, succession planning and establishes employee professional development goals to support future business needs
Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment (without now or in the future needing sponsorship for employment work visa and/or permanent residence status).
• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
• Minimum 10 years industry experience in the development of formulated coatings, plastics or inks products and polymer development or materials science and intellectual property management
• Laboratory management of teams
20 staff at multiple sites for
Structured, data-based rational thinker and strong execution skills
• Knowledge of related Regional markets, product stewardship and regulatory requirements
• Excellent project management and problem solving skills
• English Speaking, strong communication skills, both orally and written
• Technical understanding and knowledge in industrial coatings chemistry
• Coatings application testing
• General computer skills – word, excel, powerpoint, emails
Experiences in quality related management desired
• Math and Statistic Software – JMP or Minitab
• IP Management and Patenting
• Polymer resin experiences
Travel Requirements: 40% Domestic and International Travel
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