R&D Director

4 weeks ago


Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom The Sherwin-Williams Company Full time

The Regional R&D Director for EMEAI is a key member of the Global Protective & Marine R&D technology leadership team, responsible for leading R&D teams in multiple locations. This position is accountable for driving the development of new product technologies and overseeing key programs that drive strategic global growth in Sherwin-Williams's Protective & Marine business.

  • Coordinates global technical activities with technical leaders in other regions to ensure alignment with global strategic plans and best practices sharing.
  • Builds organization capability and drives efficiency of resource utilization, champions and drives best practices, institutes project management and portfolio management with business leaders and R&D teams, reviews infrastructure requirements, hires, trains and guides people development.
  • Works collaboratively with Sales and Marketing to support and secure new business as well as maintain current customer base.
  • Identifies, institutes, and manages external technology and innovation partnerships with global companies and institutes for regional and global advantage in support of overall P&M strategy.
  • Drives and captures intellectual property developments.
  • Partners with Regional Procurement to support raw material selection and cost saving projects for the region.
  • Develops key customer and supplier relationships that support business maintenance and growth.
  • Promotes a safe work environment by driving safety practices, safe equipment utilization and maintenance in the laboratories.
  • Manages internal/external relationships within a matrix environment, enables and influences internal/external connectivity to drive strategic initiatives and projects.
  • Talent Management Leads, develops and shapes a market and customer centric workplace culture for innovative solutions, execution excellence and continuous improvement. Holds the technical management teams accountable for implementing and achieving technology, product development, and service related goals and objectives. Leads the integrated talent management activities to attract, develop, provide performance feedback and retain employees and to ensure optimum level of workforce engagement.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
  • Master's Degree in Chemistry (preferred).
  • Minimum 15 years industry experience or equivalent in the development of coatings, plastics, or related products and/or polymer development / materials science.
  • Direct leadership of teams at multiple sites for > 5 years.
  • Strong strategic perspective and ability to deal with complex requirements and set priorities.
  • Must be able to communicate in a clear, concise professional manner internally and externally to identify and build productive collaborations and partnerships.
  • Knowledge of related Regional markets, product stewardship, and regulatory requirements.
  • Demonstrated intellectual property management, including contracts and patents.
  • Demonstrated ability to work within major cross-functional and global programs/groups.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive open innovation and attract industry and academic experts, ability to set up and lead partnerships and joint developments.
  • Experience in project management tools, Design for Six Sigma / statistical expertise desired.

Please note that internal employees are required to upload their updated and last 2 appraisals when applying for a role.



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