Product Developer, Tissue

Product Developer, Tissue

Job Description

Become part of the team powering household names like Andrex®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Viva®, and WypAll®. At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark. 

You were made to create what’s next: this is your opportunity to investigate unanswered questions, engineer inventive solutions and keep pushing the limits of what’s possible. You’re drawn to a performance culture set on solving real-world problems with purpose and precision.

You want a workplace that champions sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career growth.

In this role, you’ll help shape the future of tissue and hygiene for billions of people worldwide. We’ll be Unstoppable Together. 

About You

In one of our R&D roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre.

We are looking for someone who is a serial innovator with a strong track record of developing and commercialising winning innovations, has an entrepreneurial mindset together with outstanding technical problem solve and ability to build strong and effective partnerships within the R&D organisation and the broader multi-functional team.

In one of our R&D roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre. Job responsibilities include:   


* Providing in depth consumer understanding and product/process expertise to lead the development of winning product propositions


* Ensuring adherence to Quality, Product Safety and Regulatory requirements


* Leading qualification and commercialisation of new products in partnership with Product Supply teams


* A key player in driving forward our ambitious Sustainability agenda


* Providing protection to technologies, processes, materials, and products through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets


* Working as part of multi-functional team to provide R&D leadership on assigned innovation/renovation projects: leading design and development phases of the project to ensure consumer & technical qualification is completed and ensure the delivery and commercialisation of product propositions that meet key success criteria.


* Planning and carrying out project responsibilities with limited assistance and direction leveraging research principles, scientific analysis, and project management tools.


* Ensuring seamless handover to LCM and mill teams to ensure an un-interrupted transfer of R&D project ownership through to launch, providing on-going consultation on any in-market follow-ups & support.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:


* A Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a related major scientific field or engineering discipline from an accredited college or university


* Preferably 5-10 years of experi...