Formulation Specialist

About this Position The job purpose is to provide full formulation development service to ensure future requirement of respective business units are reflected in the long-term platform programs. What you´ll do APAC LHC New Product Development:

• Formulation development for APAC Laundry and Home Care new product development (NPD) projects from concept through commercialization.
• Design, develop, optimize, and validate formulations to meet performance, quality, cost, sustainability, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish formulation development plans and deliver projects according to agreed timelines.
• Drive laboratory development, pilot trials, scale-up activities, and manufacturing implementation to ensure successful product launches.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders throughout the NPD process, including R D Processing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, Quality, Supply Chain, and external suppliers, to ensure project alignment and execution.
• Provide technical leadership during project meetings, identify risks, and drive resolution of technical and operational challenges.
• Support technology transfer and launch readiness activities to ensure smooth commercialization. Product Claims Technical Support:
• Design and execute testing programs to substantiate product performance claims.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Consumer Insights to translate technical data into consumer-relevant benefits and claim support.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking and performance evaluations.
• Generate technical reports and data packages to support product positioning and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support for market feedback, customer inquiries, product troubleshooting, and continuous product improvement initiatives. Formulation Technology Development:
• Develop and evaluate innovative formulation technologies, ingredients, and platforms for future Laundry and Home Care products.
• Investigate emerging technologies and industry trends to strengthen the innovation pipeline.
• Build technical expertise in formulation science and establish robust understanding of formulation-performance relationships.
• Identify opportunities for performance improvement, sustainability advancement, cost optimization, and competitive differentiation. Deliver Technical Training Support: Develop and conduct comprehensive technical trainings for Supply Chain teams, Sales representatives, and export markets-ensuring consistent, up-to-date knowledge of product features, handling procedures, and application benefits. Ensure the good practice of lab EHS policy.