Job Description

Shape & Create - And make it happen!

The Villeroy & Boch Group with its Ideal Standard brand is one of the world's leading manufacturers in the ceramics and lifestyle sector. With our innovative and stylish products from the Dining & Lifestyle and Bath & Wellness segments, we have been creating moments and rooms to feel good in since 1748. Our success is based on the passion, design expertise and innovative strength of our more than 13,000 employees in 42 countries.

Want to become part of us? #shapeandcreate

Are you passionate about driving innovation in the ceramics industry? As an Expert R&D Projects Ceramics & Surface Technology (f/m/d) within our Ceramics Development team, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our products and processes. You will lead cross-functional, international development projects from the initial concept to successful implementation, focusing on innovative surface technologies, raw material strategies, and state-of-the-art digitalization.

Your Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & Control: Prepare, lead, and monitor development projects with internal and external partners. This includes defining clear project targets, content, resource allocation, and budget planning.
• Innovation & Surface Development: Drive process and product surface developments, ensuring a strong alignment with our global raw material strategy.
• Trend & Productivity Enablement: Develop innovative recipes and decoration methods to enable new product trends (including color, haptics, and patterns) while simultaneously increasing the productivity of our ongoing production.
• Reporting & Controlling: Ensure structured project reporting, resource tracking, and cost control throughout all project phases.
• Digitalization: Proactively support and advance digitalization activities in the field of materials and processes.

Your Profile

• Education: Degree (B.Sc. / Engineer) in Ceramics, Materials Science, Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
• Professional Experience: At least 2 years of proven working experience in R&D or development departments within the ceramics industry.
• Technical Skills: Strong background in project management methodologies, statistical analysis, and control charts. Practical knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE) or data mining is a distinct advantage.
• Languages: Business fluent in German and English (written and spoken). Basic knowledge of French or other languages is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills in international environments, a structured and analytical way of working, and a passion for innovation.

What We Offer

• A dynamic and international working environment within a historic yet highly innovative brand.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Flexible working hours and mobile working options to support your work-life balance.

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application, which you can submit online via our career portal.

Think outside the box with us! #shapeandcreate