R&D Product Manager - Ink

Position Title: R&D Product Manager - Ink
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: up to 25K AED all-inclusive depending on experience and qualifications
Benefits: laptop, mobile and ticket allowance
Job Location: Sharjah, UAE

About the Client:
A UAE-based company and one of the largest paint manufacturers in the Middle East, offering a wide range of decorative, industrial, marine, powder, and eco-friendly coatings.

- Lead the formulation, innovation, and optimization of ink products, ensuring performance targets like adhesion, viscosity, drying time, color strength, printability, and environmental compliance are met.
- Manage the full product development lifecycle from lab-scale prototypes to pilot production and full-scale manufacturing, aligning formulations with manufacturing capabilities.
- Collaborate with production, regulatory, sales, and technical teams to troubleshoot issues, ensure compliance with standards, support customer needs, and maintain detailed documentation.
- Drive cost reduction and sustainability initiatives by optimizing raw materials, improving existing products, and incorporating new technologies such as low-VOC and bio-based ink solutions

Requirements:

Salary:
AED 20,000 to 25,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.