Chief Technology Officer

Title: Chief Technology Officer

Location: Mt. Vernon, IN

Chemistry that Matters™

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Job Summary

Commercializing new technology is core to supporting Functional Form’s growth strategy. The Global T&L Leader will have responsibility for technology, innovation, research, development efforts and technical resource management. He/She will ensure that these efforts are aligned with business unit and financial, strategic, organization and performance goals. 

How you can Be the Impact

As a key member of the Functional Forms business team, The T&I leader is responsible for the ongoing development and implementation of the strategic technology plan for film and sheet based materials in application spaces that go into B&C, Mass Transportation, Specialty Glazing and Electrical and Electronics markets. The T&I leader is also accountable for managing a $7-8MM Operating Budget with excellent controllership and judgment.

He/She will help make the T&I function in the FF business to be a leading function by effectively influencing senior leaders with technology plans that enable near term results while paving path for sustained, long-term business growth

The T&L Leader must bring a strong external commercialization focus and proven record for streamlining processes, while developing key performance indicators, in order to make technical success synonymous with business success. 

He/She will lead and Inspire a technology organization of 30+ global resources to deliver extraordinary results.  He/She must be market oriented and bring an outward focus to the organization and develop/mentor/rebuild the technology team globally.

He/She will enable an appropriate and balanced portfolio of programs with specific objectives to:

Growth Focus

• Exhibit strong business acumen with an understanding of the financial and market implications of new technology development processes
• Define and execute key FF Technology platforms (includes film, sheet and coatings products & process) and the supporting NPI programs. Work towards importing the business ROI on Innovation in FF though collaborative efforts.
• Drive new product development to commercialize the next generation of product, system, platform and technical solutions
• Ensure that Functional Forms has access to new technology and products which can grow the business
• In a resin agnostic approach and through pipe-line development activities help steer the business into higher margin spaces and polymers.
   
  People/Process Development
• Build and lead a high performance global research and development team
• Leads  team to effectively execute and balance accretive and technical service requests to manage business erosion while driving growth.
• With a sense of market focus and urgency, develop processes that visibly measure and hold people accountable for the completion of projects that drive market and business opportunities for Functional Forms.
• Ensure that a high level of regional technical and application support is available to support both the business and customers
• Develop a culture of open innovation to maximize technology capability including leveraging universities, research institutes, and start-up companies
• Oversee a strategy and program for protecting the company’s intellectual property
   
  Stakeholder Influence
• Strengthen commercial team partnerships and drive commercial pull through to the market, demanding rigorous customer value propositions and commercialization of existing NPI’s/Platforms
• Help build an innovative culture in the entire business that encourages and rewards new ideas and ways of thinking
•   Work with the PM/MarCom teams in an effort to have Functional Forms be recognized as the most innovation extrusion company in the world.
   

Success in the first year includes:

• • Establishing technical credibility by meeting critical technology, platform and new product launch milestones
  • Personal credibility with business team from both a technical and leadership perspective
  • Business performance metrics are reached/exceeded including
    • On Time and on Budget Launches
    • Incremental sales from products launched in the last three years
    • Customer support for activities requiring technical support to stem erosion
    • Business continuity efforts especially in developing a resin strategy for our business
       

What matters to SABIC

• The successful candidate will have 15 plus years of applicable experience in a research and development environment and at least 10 years management experience leading professionals.  A strong background in innovation, commercialization, research, process development, new product development, applications development, customer support and marketing is a must.

• Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Physics, or similar.  PhD preferred
• The successful candidate will have a track record of strategic technology development, utilizing people effectively and managing tightly against performance metrics that are highly visible.  Most importantly, he/she must have a track record of getting technology from concept through development and production, and into the market in a strategic, economical, timely and predictable manner.

• The Technology leader should be globally and culturally savvy, resourceful, possess a strong work ethic, be innovative, comfortable working in a Business setting with stakeholders from finance, manufacturing, product management, HR and commercial. He/She must be decisive and possess the ability to create a sense of mission and attentiveness to current and future stakeholder requirements in the T&I organization. 

• • • Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Physics, or similar.  PhD preferred.
    • Experience with process, platform, and product programs
    • Understanding of six sigma and use of tools.
    • Strong communication skills, written and verbal
    • Strong project management skills
    • Strong influencing skills.
    • Familiarity with marketing and commercial skills and ability to interface with customers.
    • Managed an organization involving the staffing, mentoring and development of its personnel
    • Demonstrated strong business acumen with an understanding of the financial implications of new product development processes
    • Leveraged the use of technology as a competitive differentiator in both emerging and mature markets

Eligibility Requirements

• You must submit your application for employment online to be considered. Please submit your resume using the “Apply Now/Apply” option on this page.
• You must be 18 years or older
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work for SABIC in the United States on a full-time basis.

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work. Monday – Friday during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs

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