R&D- Colorant Technical Manager

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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.

This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, security, retirement and saving benefits. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, and holidays.

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.

• Manage technical staff and drive R&D development projects from ideation to market implementation of new colorant formulations for internal and external partners.
• Lead and oversee multiple industrial colorant portfolios across Sherwin-Williams' critical business segments—including automotive, aerospace, industrial wood, coil, packaging, and general industrial—ensuring strategic alignment, formula integrity, regulatory compliance and timely execution of product development and commercialization initiatives to support growth and operational excellence
• Contribute to idea creation activities and proactively scout, identify, and drive new technology, product, and process opportunities. This includes monitoring of competition landscape.
• Manage an existing colorant product portfolio related to quality, regulatory compliance, cost saving, supply chain, production initiatives, and IP environment.
• Align with, update, and support the Group Director on resources, key project milestones and budget (as assigned)
• Monitoring of markets and trends related to technologies and materials.
• Collaborate with partners to deliver on opportunities for new technologies, sustainable ingredients, or process improvements.
• Supporting growth and career development for team of chemist, lab technician and scientist.
• Ensure lab practices comply with internal standards and external regulations.
• Be role model for processes and HSE activities in the R&D centers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
• Must have at least 5 years of supervisory experience; 7 years preferred.
• 5+ years of product development and/or formulation experience – preferably in colorant dispersions, pigment development and/or solvent borne paint.
• Knowledge and experience of coating formulation, processing and product commercialization; fundamental knowledge of material science application for industrial products development.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Experience in project management with track record of successfully completed complex projects.
• People leadership skills
• Recognizes opportunities for cross-training and knowledge sharing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry
• Stage-gate leadership experience within NPD with proven track record taking products from idea to launch, with complete technical responsibility for R&D (such as prototyping, testing, manufacturing).
• Strong skills in personnel and team development – working with both non-professional and professional level reports.

Travel Requirements: 10%

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people.

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