R&D MANAGER

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Job Responsibilities
- Research: Collaborate with Marketing and Design teams to identify consumer needs, trends, and competitor offerings. Stay updated on advancements in technology and materials relevant to small home appliances.
- Idea Generation: Lead brainstorming sessions and work with cross-functional teams to generate innovative ideas for new products or product enhancements.
- Product Development: Manage the entire product development cycle from conception to commercialization. Coordinate with engineers, designers, and suppliers to ensure products meet quality, cost, and timeline objectives.
- Prototyping and Testing: Oversee the prototyping and testing of new product concepts to validate functionality, performance, and user experience. Iterate designs based on feedback and test results.
- Regulatory Compliance: Work with the Standards & Approval team to ensure products comply with industry regulations and standards related to safety, performance, and environmental impact.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Marketing, Purchasing, Sales,



and Production teams to align product development efforts with market demand and production capabilities.
- Budgeting and Resource Allocation: Manage R&D; budgets and allocate resources effectively to execute projects and maximize return on investment.
- Intellectual Property Management: Identify opportunities to patent new inventions or design elements to protect intellectual property and maintain a competitive market advantage.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement continuous improvement processes in product design, development methodologies, and innovation practices.
- Stakeholder Communication: Communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities to senior management and other stakeholders, providing regular updates on R&D; initiatives and project goals.
- Coordination and management of suppliers in China.

Job Profile
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering
- Fluent in English (mandatory)
- Experience in

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