R&D Associate Manager - Energizer Holdings

What you'll love about this job:

Hybrid Role | Bonus Program | Growth Opportunity | State of the Art Lab | Exemplary 401(k)

This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.:

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible. 

Position Summary:

As the R&D Associate Manager on the Energizer Battery R&D Team, you will lead a team of engineers, technologists, and technicians to develop and implement product improvements key to maintaining our industry leading position. The position is based at our Energizer R&D facility in Westlake, OH.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of engineers and scientists to develop and implement product performance improvements that meet time, cost, and performance objectives
• Support surety of supply strategy and projects
• Investigate concepts for battery performance, reliability, and cost improvement to influence R&D strategy and product cost roadmaps
• Interact with cross-functional teams including marketing, procurement, operations, legal, and external third parties as needed to reach objectives
• Provide project leadership, from conception to launch, and communicate updates across cross-functional teams and to senior leadership
• Refine internal processes and ways of working to optimize effectiveness and efficiency
• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
• Mentor team members and possible successors

What we are looking for:

• 1-2 years demonstrated leadership ability, through direct/indirect supervision
• 4+ years of experience in R&D or equivalent setting
• Bachelors in Engineering, Chemistry, Electrochemistry, or relevant scientific discipline
• Project management experience or cross functional team coordination
• Ability to comprehend business objectives and work independently to solve problems in the most efficient manner possible
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint

What we prefer

• Experience in battery systems or other related consumer goods products
• Stage gate protocol, design for Six Sigma, statistics and design of experiments

Come join us!:

Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.