About this role
Exciting Challenges… We are currently searching for our new superstar to take on the challenge of Head of RXD Concrete for Sweden (70%) and Nordics (30%) to be based in Sika Sweden’s HQ in Spånga As the position holder your main responsibilities will be: *Lead and supervise one direct reporting Lab technician *Development of new products according to market need with local or corporate collaboration. *Product maintenance, improvement/cost optimization of existing products assortment. *Ensuring that the Corporate Business Development Strategy is implemented through-out the region * Providing chemical/technical support to local production plants and customers and our production facility * Offering R&D Support in all the Area countries * Implementation of Regional initiatives as outlined by the Region * Evaluating competing technologies, new raw materials and processes. We Need Your Skills The successful candidate is result oriented, having strong technical skills, a genuine team player with proven decision making skills and initiative. We value entrepreneurial spirit and a proactive approach highly, to do well in the position you need to have good knowledge of English, Swedish is meriting. We seek for candidates with a minimum of 5 years professional experience from product deve-lopment, preferably in an industrial environment and at least two years’ experience of leading R&D personnel. The position requires some traveling. Building Trust Everyday... *Trust is vital to Sika. It's the basis of our relationships with customers and employee *Our aim is to foster a culture of performance and respect - across hierarchies, departments, and countries - so that we can strengthen rather than restrict cooperation * If you trust Sika we can open up a whole world of interesting opportunities for you too Contact and Application Welcome with your application with the Reference “Head of RnD”to [email protected] , no later than October 30th 2018.