Responsibilities:
- Use creative abilities and research methods to improve existing products
- Based on industry trends, develop new products to meet the needs of the company's target market
- Report on any technical product issues that are discovered during evaluation
- Manage product testing and trials, assessing the materials used, the efficiency of the process, and the effectiveness of the final product
- Manage other R&D staff, ensuring proper policies and procedures are followed
- Budget and forecast new developments or research plans
- Present at conferences on research topics
- Work with market research companies to ensure a product will do well in the market
- Manage day-to-day activities, reports, relationships for projects, both internally and externally, depending on the assignments
- Responsible for all aspect of cost management, including estimating, controlling, and reporting
- Create strong relationships with internal and external members of the projects
- Ensure projects is delivered and meet quality standards
- Responsible for all issues which occur during the project development and implementation
- Responsible to deliver the project on time and on track
Key Skills and Qualities
- Creative mind to think outside the box
- Excellent leadership abilities
- Great problem solving skills
- Project management skills
- Good at managing time
- Excellent communicator
- Ability to multitask
- Good business sense
