• Job Description

  Req#: 16614

  At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

  Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

  Your Tasks

  • Ensure the medium-term supply of innovative state-of-the-art raw materials to R&D
  • Identify and select new raw materials / suppliers with focus on innovation and in line with our sustainability strategy
  • Comprehend technical needs of internal stakeholders, find best-fit solutions, and provide consultation
  • Initiate, manage and further develop strategic raw material cooperation to support the targeted networking of internal stakeholders with relevant external partners
  • Monitor relevant raw material / technology trends and provide guidance and inspiring ideas to a wide range of internal stakeholders
  • Network with internal stakeholders and external partners to proactively initiate and accelerate raw material scouting and innovation

  Your Profile

  • University degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or biochemistry with some years of professional experience preferably with a raw material supplier for the cosmetics industry or within the cosmetics industry
  • Experience in raw material scouting in cosmetics or adjacent industries is absolutely essential
  • Experience in complex project and stakeholder management
  • Knowledge in prototyping or product development is a plus
  • Very good networking skills to easily establish new professional internal and external contacts
  • Ability to translate technical requests into concrete technological briefings for external partners
  • Being open-minded and reaching goals with out-of-the-box thinking/creative solutions
  • High change agility by constantly looking for up-to-date ways to manage tasks in an efficient and future-oriented way
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills towards internal and external stakeholders
  • Fluent oral and written English skills are necessary, German skills are desirable

  We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae, salary expectations, relevant references and certificates) and encourage you to upload your CV without a picture.

  If you have any questions, please contact our recruiter Fabian Kutzner every Tuesday between 4pm and 5pm via the telephone number +49 40 4909 4134.

  Have a look at our benefits: What we offer – Our Benefits | Beiersdorf.

• About the company

  Beiersdorf AG is a German multinational company that manufactures and retails personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives.

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