You will be taken to Thermax Ltd.’s own careers page to apply. Job ID JCN10146.
Job description
POSITION
Technical Product Manager
DIVISION
Fortmax Chemicals
LOCATION
Pune
REPORTING TO
CEO
NUMBER OF POSITIONS
1
PREFERRED INDUSTRY
Acrylic Emulsions
PREFERRED COMPANIES
JESONS, PIDILITE, Visens Industries , Indofil, Apcotex, Nikhil Adhesives , DOW, and other similar organizations
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Thermax Group
Thermax Group is an USD 1 billion company, providing a range of engineering solutions in the energy and environment sectors. We are one of the few companies in the world that offers integrated innovative solutions in the field of heating, cooling, power, water and waste management, air pollution control and chemicals. We strive to serve our clients better by developing sustainable solutions which are environment-friendly and enable efficient deployment of energy and water resources.
We are headquartered in Pune, India and operate globally through 19 international offices (including Indonesia), 12 sales & service offices including Indonesia and Thailand and 12 manufacturing facilities – 7 in India and 5 overseas.
Fortmax Chemicals
Fortmax Chemicals India Private Ltd is an entity formed as an outcome of the Joint venture between Thermax Ltd Chemical Business and Oswaldo Cruz Química Indústria e Comércio Ltda (OCQ) Brazil. This entity will be responsible for manufacturing, trading, marketing and selling OCQ formulated materials , with initial production focusing on acrylic resins which is widely used in the paint, adhesives, infrastructure, textile and waterproofing industries.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Highly technical, market-focused Technical Product Manager to spearhead the product lifestyle and application development of our high-performance resin and polymer portfolios (Acrylics, Alkyds, PVA, Polyesters, and Adhesives). In this hybrid role, the candidate will lead the go-to-market product development rollout while concurrently serving as the primary technical services champion for our customers and internal sales/application teams.
Operating at the critical intersection of business and science, candidate will act as the strategic bridge between R&D and Sales, translating complex emulsion polymer chemistry into compelling commercial value propositions, managing field trials, and conducting rigorous competitive benchmarking
1. Product Management & Strategic Rollout
Lead the cross-functional product development rollout
and commercialization strategy for new and modified polymer formulations from concept to launch.
Define the product lifecycle roadmaps for the specialized
.• B.Tech / M.Tech / Ph.D. in Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Surface Coatings Technology.
10-15 years of combined
experience in Technical Product Management, R&D Application, or Technical Services within the coatings, inks, construction chemicals, or adhesive industries.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/BENEFITS
Field Skills : Proven track record of running successful customer plant trials, analytical testing (DSC, FTIR, rheometry, MFFT), and application performance auditing.
Success Metrics / Performance KPI’s
1. New Product Revenue: Success of product rollouts and commercial adoption rates of newly developed polymer grades.
2. Trial Success Rate: Efficiency and speed of conversion from laboratory trial phase to commercial volume approvals at customer plants.
3. Time-to-Market: Successful execution of the pipeline schedule moving from R&D feedback loops to finished product delivery.
4. Technical Resolutions: Cycle time and success rate of resolving technical service issues at customer sites
