Product Developer

Overview
From the millions who use our products to the millions we educate, led by our coworkers across the world, our mission is to add more value for everyone, every day.

Together, our teams work for the health and wellbeing of people around the world. Simply put, we want the best for everyone, everywhere. We’re looking for people to join in on our journey who embody our values, not afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace.

We are looking for a Product Developer to the Feminine Product Development Team within R&D Personal Care.

About the Role
As a Product Developer, you are responsible for developing new and existing products to meet consumer and customer needs, business, and brand needs, ensuring manufacturability, cost efficiency and competitiveness. We as a team translate consumer needs to product functions and further to product design parameters/technical solutions.

This role is part of our Feminine Product Development Team, focused on Feminine Care Products. This includes global product ranges in strong brands such as Libresse, Saba, Nosotras, Nana etc. with our focus on premium Feminine Care solutions for both reusable and disposable products.

In this role we offer you a challenging job in a global company with many strong international brands. We will enable you to further develop in a creative and team-oriented group!

This is an 11-month temporary role based in Mölndal.

Your main tasks will be to:

• Manage the development of new and existing products in innovation projects, as a sub-project leader or project member in cross functional project teams
• Maintain regular contact with consumers.
• Have many external contacts, such as material- and machine suppliers and test institutes.
• Participate in test runs and validations in factory and on pilot machines.
• Provide technical support to brand building and execute activities for claim substantiation.
• Lead and/or participate in R&D enabling projects/activities to improve state of readiness for future innovation.

Who You Are
To succeed in this role, you need to be able to work both independently as well as part of a team. An open-minded attitude and a problem-solving approach are essential, along with a genuine passion for product development and an interest in the business and marketing aspects of the process. Additionally, you need to have strong analytical skills, be proactive, and driven, while maintaining a holistic perspective that allows you to relate well to diverse cultures and build strong relationships at all levels of the organization. Excellent communication and presentation skills are crucial, as you will engage with various stakeholders across the business.

You have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field, preferably in Material or Industrial Design, Chemistry, Textile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience within product development, product life cycle management or similar relevant experience.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written.
• Ability to travel as the function requires visits to factories and suppliers both in and outside Europe. The role requires travelling 30–60 days per year.
• Experience from project management is an advantage.
• Experience from using CAD, modelling and simulation tools in product development is an advantage.

Application
Interested? If you are up for the challenge and think this sounds like you, apply online today! Please submit your application in English. Kindly note that due to GDPR we will not accept applications via mail.

As we will be making ongoing selections, interviews might start before the application deadline. Please use the link to apply via our career site. We may conduct background checks in the final stages of the recruitment process to verify your qualifications and fit for the role.

What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for the society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to an organization where you feel valued and supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us

Application End Date:
09 dec. 2024
Job Requisition ID:
Essity248544