Responsible to develop R&D product initiatives, development of new and upgrade products, manage R&D cost saving initiatives and new materials validation and introduction into Network Power AGM and Gel lead-acid batteries.

Responsible to identify, develop or support new processes implementation that can lead to quality and operational improvements to maximize profit and improve company position in the market. Work with suppliers to identify and develop new equipments and with Industrial plants Europe in project preparation, layout, cost and technical solution.

Product management and application engineer on Network Power Lead Acid Batteries for telecommunications, uninterruptible power supplies, energy production & distribution, railways, renewable energy.▪ Prepare product roadmaps, investigate all new products and enhancement ideas, review market trends, investigate the commercial viability of the product, prepare product information and sales tools, maintenance of the product portfolio and ensure a timely and professional product withdrawal.▪ Evaluation of new market opportunities by discussions with customers, visiting trade fairs and conferences, initiating product benchmarking. Customer homologations and internal product homologations and product launches.▪ Third party tests to obtain official product certification. ▪ Technical support and training for local technical support teams (sales engineers), customers and subcontractors.▪ Support sales force to choose the right product and operate it in the best possible way inside all company product portfolio.▪ Manage and analyse customer claims.Business or sector Batteries Applications / Quality/Technical/Commercial

Responsible for organize, plan and insure the accomplishment of the production plan, in accordance to Exide safety, quality and process standards.▪ Analyze the KPI’s evolution and plan activities to identify gaps and failures in order to improve their evolution.▪ Promote activities to increase productivity, based on lean manufacturing (TPM, 5S, SMED, Kaisenevents, 6 sigma, SPC) principles.▪ Identify opportunities to increase the commercial position of the products (cost reduction and leadtime reduction)▪ Identify new training opportunities for direct workers and insure the accomplishment of trainingplan.Business or sector Batteries production / Production

Support the coordination of the Electrical Laboratory and supervise the Chemical Laboratory onroutine analysis and specific customer tests and standards.▪ Define and develop new test methods.▪ Expertise analysis of customer claims.▪ Technical support to sales team (internal and on customer site) on new applications, tests andcustomer requests.Business or sector Batteries production / Development and Quality

Study and define new process specifications.▪ Process improvement.▪ Plan, produce and test prototypes and pre-series.Business or sector Batteries production / Development