Senior Technical Manager – Carbon Black

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Technical Manager to lead global technical services for carbon black used in inks, paints and coatings. The role combines customer‑facing technical leadership with product commercialization support and cross‑functional collaboration.

Key responsibilities

• Lead global technical services for liquid system applications of carbon black.
• Support customers with formulation and application troubleshooting, addressing dispersion, rheology, gloss, jetness, and filterability issues.
• Conduct Design of Experiments (DoE) trials, product evaluations, and scale‑up activities.
• Recommend suitable carbon black grades based on customer applications and develop testing standards and performance benchmarks.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Sales teams to support product development and commercialization.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and resolve technical complaints.
• Prepare technical presentations, webinars, and application documentation.
• Manage technical operations, KPIs, and team development.

Required profile

• Master’s or PhD in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering.
• 10–15 years of experience with carbon black for inks and coatings.
• Strong knowledge of dispersion science, rheology, and color science.
• Fluent in German and English.

Required skills

• Dispersion science
• Rheology
• Color science
• Design of Experiments (DoE)
• Product evaluation
• Scale‑up processes
• Application testing and troubleshooting
• Root‑cause analysis
• Technical complaint resolution
• KPI management
• Technical presentations
• Webinar delivery