Innovation Manager (Chemicals, On-site)

Job summary

The role involves driving customer-centric innovation by addressing customer challenges and identifying business opportunities. You will work closely with customers, technology, and business to validate solutions that create value.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in innovation, customer co-creation, product discovery, business development, consulting, or similar roles.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Innovation Management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer engagements from challenge exploration to solution validation.
• Conduct customer discovery activities, including site visits and stakeholder interviews.
• Develop insights, problem statements, and opportunity areas aligned with customer needs.
• Facilitate workshops and co-creation sessions, preparing engaging materials for decision-making.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and manage multiple initiatives with attention to detail.
• Build and validate business cases, supporting technology reviews and opportunity assessments.
• Maintain documentation of opportunities and contribute to continuous improvement in innovation methodologies.

Skills

• Strong project management and facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling abilities.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Miro, or similar collaboration tools.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field.

Tools

• PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Miro, and experience with AI-enabled tools is a plus.