Regional Process & Technology Manager, Any BASF Manufacturing Location or Southfield, MI

Now hiring! Regional Process & Technology Manager, Care Chemicals

Locations:  Southfield, MI -or- Any EMN/O BASF Manufacturing location which are East Setauket NY,  Washington, NJ, Mauldin, SC, Whitestone, SC,  Theodore, AL,  Geismar, LA,  Cincinnati, OH

Where the chemistry happens...As the leading global chemical supplier for the personal care, home care, industrial and institutional cleaning industries, and technical applications in the agrochemical industry, BASF Care Chemicals is focused on partnering with customers to create innovative solutions with great speed and agility to meet the current and future needs of society in a more sustainable way. We are proud to contribute to the long-term success of our customers’ brands by offering a broad range of products and concepts such as common household items, like cosmetics, detergents and cleaners, as well as industrial products and processes like crop protection, rubber belts, hoses, concrete, and metal plating. 

At Care Chemicals, we not only care about supporting our customers and achieving strong business results; we care about our team members. We aim to create a motivating, inspiring and inclusive work environment where all team members feel supported, heard and developed. Being part of our team means showing up every day to work collaboratively across functions to win for the overall success of the team. We value bringing diverse perspectives and backgrounds together to stretch our teams to think differently, have the courage to speak up and challenge the status quo, and problem solve for the greater good of our customers and society. 

We as the Care Chemicals division of BASF carry the passion to care in our DNA: we care for our customers, consumers, employees, society and our planet. Come, be a part of our team and create Care Chemicals with us.

We are seeking a professional like you to join our team and to ensure required target performance achievement of a very large and complex Care Chemical asset base across North America where you will be accountable providing leadership for the Care Chemicals Manufacturing Technology Center (MTC) with a focus on Technology Transfer, Technical Process Optimization, Capital Strategy and Asset Target Pictures.  You will work directly with Care Chemical production sites, R&D teams, Global EM Technology, Quality/Regulatory, and Product Management to support process development, continuous improvement, and expand technical capabilities in North America through benchmarking and collaboration with other regions. You will be a member of the EMN Operations Leadership Team and will interact with all EMN functions as well as enable functions/organizations across BASF in fulfilling the mission of the business and sites, ensuring customer satisfaction, and achieving operational excellence.

 

As a Regional Process & Technology Manager...

 

• You will lead and manage various strategic elements to develop and achieve continued growth through an effective Asset Target Picture process.
• Keeping customers at the forefront and successfully engaging within the organization, you will identify and exchange best practices through collaboration with business managers and global colleagues, steer new product introductions and product transfers within the phase gate process, ensure resources and budget, and drive the realization of process improvements together with operations and tollers in the region to meet business needs.
• Acting with entrepreneurial drive, you will define and clarify new manufacturing technologies and strategies, develop, and monitor key technical performance indicators and support / implement continuous improvements to enhance plant and tolling cost competitiveness to maximize profitability
• Using your business acumen and collaboration skills, you will develop a multi-year capital plan in alignment with the SBU strategies and Asset Target Pictures, including the necessary justification and prioritization for the annual plan, ensuring alignment with all regional stakeholders, EMM, EMT and EM/C.
• Utilizing your results-oriented mindset, along with your strong implementation skills, you will develop and implement regional best practices and influence global practices to coordinate and streamline the Divisional capital project approval processes and ens