Formulation Team Leader - Be part of Future Strategy

In this position you will rapport straight to the CEO and really have the chance to think strategically on what products that should be developed and in what way. You will be part of a growing agrochemical company with a diverse portfolio, focussing on crop protection and biocides (for mostly consumer goods), which means there are many opportunities to bring new products to market.

The company is growing and is investing heavily in R&D. As the company has a transparent company culture, your ideas will actually be listened to and you have the chance to put your stamp on the future of the business.

Your main tasks include:

• collaborate with sales and marketing, to decide and prioritize the kind of new product development across the company
• be in charge of the new product development projects, manage the development team and meet the goals in a timely way, within budget
• Responsibility over the existing product regulations
• Responsibility over the new product registrations, clearly communicating the effect and consequences to the business
• Maintain chemical product quality with internal and external manufacturing partners
• Be in charge of the development, regulatory and quality team, to meet the companies objectives, to your best abilities

To be successful you need:

• To have proven experience bringing chemicals to market (biocides and/or plant protection products)
• To understand the regulatory difficulties involved with new product development and be able to communicate this in a clear way across the business
• Strong leader skills and have the capacities to manage an international team
• Freedom to travel once a while to meet different technical staff, production facilities, regulatory authorities, customers and supply partners
• To be fluent in English (Dutch is an advantage)

As the company has different facilities, the successful candidate can be based in different locations: Harrogate (UK), Antwerp (Belgium), Amersfoort (Netherlands)

To apply please send your up to date CV (in Word Format) to Xavier De Coker on x.coker@nonstop-recruitment.com or call me on +44 207 94 2105 or +31 207 09 1070 for a conversation in confidence.

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