Jobbeschreibung
We are ALTANA: one group of companies – four divisions: BYK, ECKART, ELANTAS, and ACTEGA. Global leader in specialty chemicals with about 8,000 employees, sales of more than 2.7 billion euros, and myriad opportunities for you to develop and grow. Would you like to enrich your life with this decisive plus?
ACTEGA, as part of the ALTANA Group, develops, produces, and markets specialty coatings, inks, adhesives, and sealing compounds with a focus on the packaging, graphic arts, and medical industries. ACTEGA has production facilities in Europe, North and South America, and China.
The company is headquartered in Wesel, Germany.
Head (m/f/d) of Innovation Management
Location: Wesel near Duesseldorf
- Business process management: manage, optimize, and provide training on global innovation processes within ACTEGA as well as maintain and improve a comprehensive system for tracking key innovation metrics and portfolio performance
- Innovation excellence: work closely with business lines and R&D teams to manage and drive projects enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of innovation within ACTEGA
- Digitalization: lead and/or support implementation of digitalization projects in the area of innovation (i.e. lab automation, electronic lab notes)
- Leadership, project management, and coordination for special high-impact projects within the R&D organization, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
- Oversee the management of internal communication channels to ensure effective sharing of information within the R&D community
- Foster a culture of innovation by facilitating regular exchanges and collaboration with innovation management departments across ALTANA divisions
- Represent ACTEGA in the ALTANA Institute Core Team and support R&D groups in the submission of research proposals
- Identify opportunities for public funding and grants to support R&D initiatives with the help of external agencies
- Promote transparency and knowledge exchange within the R&D department and across the organization
- Close cooperation with internal and external interfaces for the continuous development of the innovation pipeline
- Successfully completed studies with a focus on innovation, innovation management, business administration and/or scientific orientation
- Several years of prior professional background in innovation management, project management office or similar field
- Strong experience in project management and familiarity with different project management tools
- Marked organizational and analytical skills
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English and German
- Accomplished use of Office 365 Suite or similar
- Willingness to build and maintain great working relationships in a global decentralized organization
- Distinguished ability to work effectively within a team, actively contribute to team goals, support colleagues, and foster a cooperative and inclusive work environment.
- Know-how in process design and implementation
- Pronounced digital expertise including use of programs such as Smartsheet, Jira, Accolade, and/or Power Automate
You can count on ALTANA – by joining the ALTANA Group, you will be working in an organisation with a unique culture of innovation which encourages individual ideas and talent, and promotes open, trusted collaboration. ACTEGA offers you a lot of advantages. In detail: Look forward to a position in a stable company that is excellently positioned for the future. You will also enjoy …
- a comfortable working environment where everyone knows each other personally and exchanges views, as well as short information and decision-making paths
- an excellent environment for implementing your ideas paired with constructive openness to new developments and other ways of thinking
- modern pension schemes
- flexible working hours with options to work partially remotely
- very attractive development opportunities in a globally active and growing group of companies