Senior Specialist, Product Development & Innovation, Graphics

Location: Town of Belgium

## Senior Specialist, Product Development & Innovation, Graphics Apply locations:
Houthalen-Helchterentime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
NB6025609

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** Senior Specialist, Product Development & Innovation, Graphics
** to join our Product Development & Innovation team at UPM Adhesive Materials. This position is located in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium.
** What you will do
** UPM Adhesive Materials’ strategic direction is to accelerate its growth beyond label materials into graphics solutions and specialty tapes. Over the past few years, the business area has expanded significantly in graphics solutions through the acquisitions of AMC Intercoat, Grafityp, and Metamark. As part of this journey, we are strengthening our product development capabilities for graphics  this role, you will support the development and continuous improvement of UPM’s graphics product solutions.

You will work across materials, applications and technologies, supporting business growth, performance, and competitiveness. You will focus on developing and optimizing adhesive technologies for graphics solutions while contributing to broader product development across materials and applications.

As a Senior Specialist within the Graphics PD&I team, you will play a key role in cross‐functional development work, supporting innovation and continuous improvement across the portfolio. You will:
* Contribute to new product development and continuous improvement of graphics product solutions, focusing on adhesive technologies and related material systems to support application performance
* Lead and support cross‐functional development projects from concept to implementation
* Lead and support laboratory work, testing, pilot trials and industrialization activities to support implementation in manufacturing
* Support strong application performance, manufacturability and long‐term quality consistency
* Evaluate new materials, technologies, and supplier solutions, including benchmarking against market alternatives
* Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and sustainability requirements for materials and product solutions
* Work closely with Product Development & Innovation network, Product and Application Managers, Sourcing, Operations, Quality, and the Sales teams
* Support integration and knowledge sharing across brands and sites, contributing to a harmonized and competitive portfolio
** Who you are
*** You have a master’s or bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or a related field
* You bring at least five years of relevant experience, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial environment
* You have experience or a solid foundation in product or material development
* Experience with industrial material technologies (e.g. adhesives, coatings, polymers or related applications) is an advantage
* You have experience with laboratory work, testing, trials and data analysis
* You take ownership of your work and can drive development projects and tasks from concept to implementation
* You work in a structured, proactive and solution‐oriented way, with a strong willingness to learn and develop
* You collaborate effectively in a cross-functional, international environment
* You communicate clearly and can translate technical findings into practical insights
* You have strong written and spoken English and Dutch; other language skills are considered an advantage
** This is what we offer to you**
* ** A meaningful job:
** We have an inspiring purpose ‘We renew the everyday for a future beyond fossils”. Our work is impactful and…