R&D Manager - Global Specifications

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

R&D Manager - Global Specifications

This position reports to Associate Director, R&D Materials and is based at Mumbai, India.

Who we are

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Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers.

With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day.

We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours.

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Role reports to: Associate Director, R&D Materials team

Location: Mulund, Mumbai, India

Travel %: 10%

What you will do

The Manager, R&D Materials team is responsible for leading end to end management of global specifications.

Specification types may include raw material, packaging, finished good, test methods and others.

It involves managing all aspects of specifications to support various global and regional requests to ensure Speci fi cations are created and maintained per the current regulatory and industry standards, and internal requirements, to support both new and existing products in all regions.

Key part of the global specification center to update Specifications, and manage supplier notifications related to chemicals and packaging materials.

Manage Specification activities, updates / improvements through identifying/creating global processes.

Effectively partner with global representatives to determine spec content to align to a global spec standards.

Key Responsibilities


* This person will manage a global technical team of both internal and outsourced employees that performs assessments of and provides resolution of issues for Raw Materials/Products specifications used at Internal and External Manufacturing sites to ensure alignment to current compendia, industry standards, product registrations, and internal procedures


* This individual will collaborate with Global sites and the Speci fi cation team business partners and stakeholders (Internal/External Manufacturing Sites, Regulatory, Source Quality, Business Quality, Products team) to drive best practices across various specification types aligned with company goals and objectives


* This person will be responsible for understanding the impact of global Pharmacopoeia monographs on our products and owning changes to the impacted sites to ensure compliance, before e ff ective dates


* This person will support escalation of material related issues at m...