Date: Apr 29, 2024 Employment Schedule: Full time Location:
Eeklo, BE
Product Developer
Ontex is a leading international provider of disposable personal hygiene solutions for all generations. With a global team of around 7,500 employees, we develop, produce and distribute in about 100 countries through leading retailers and healthcare providers. Ontex was founded in Belgium in 1979 and is listed on Euronext Brussels.
To reinforce our R&D team we are looking for a Product Developer.
Product Developer Design to Value
Job purpose
Lowering the cost of the products by changes to the bill of material while keeping product performance unchanged.
Support procurement in their strategies by authorizing raw materials for production.
Creates raw material specifications.
Be the expert and knowledge center for raw materials used in the region.
Main responsibilities and key tasks
Main focus on Feminine Care Pads & Liners product category including primary packaging.
Coordinates and delivers in time specific Design to Value projects following smartly the FTR / MDR approach by coordinating the feasibility activities within the project in a cross-functional approach, ensuring a very limited risk to any third party infringement.
Supports Feminine Care Pads & Liners team innovation projects.
Supports Design to Value colleagues in cross-category projects.
Be frequently in contact with industrialization team, suppliers, legal team, engineering, purchase, sales, marketing and plants.
Creates the needed documentation to ensure a good handover to industrialization team.
Delivers raw mat specification in a standardized way for all newly validated materials.
Defines / opex capex need to realize the specific Design to Value project in collaboration with Engineering / operations / others.
Maintains the necessary tools and systems to be compliant with regulations.
Contributes to a yearly Design to Value plan, by bringing ideas or running feasibility exercises.
Follows up on Design to Value saving plan forecasts and reported savings of own projects.
Reports status and roadblocks on monthly base or presents a deep dive for specific occasions.
Job requirements
Bachelor, Master or university diploma degree in natural science, or engineering.
Broad scientific and technical scope. Knowledge in statistics.
Additional knowledge of Six Sigma would be an asset.
Excellent English (oral + written) is mandatory.
A first work experience in R&D or project based environment is an asset
Preferably an experience in a multi-cultural, international environment.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
Self-dependent and scientific way of working.
Solid decision-making ability.
Results oriented.
Strong communication skills. Good presentation skills.
Strong team-working skills, openness to cooperate within the entire organization.
Travel to different locations, internal and external (supplier, customers, institutes,..) may be required up to 15%.
Interested in your next step at Ontex? Do not hesitate to apply!
