R&D- Application Development Manager

The R&D – Manager of Commercial Applications is responsible for overseeing the application laboratory and leading the development and optimization of product applications. This role serves as a subject matter expert, particularly in rheology and product application supporting both internal stakeholders and external customers within the Industrial Wood Division. The role also serves as a technical applications expert for both existing and new customers, actively engaging in customer meetings to provide training and explain modifications made to application lines, ensuring adoption of best practices to achieve optimized performance of Industrial Wood (IW) products.

Externally, the R&D – Manager Commercial Applications focuses on aligning lab capabilities with customer-specific processes to effectively simulate real-world application conditions, enabling robust product validation and continuous improvement initiatives. This includes conducting critical trials at customer sites, ...