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Why do we need you ? If you want to discover your greatest potential, Saint-Gobain provides one-of-a-kind opportunities for innovative problem solvers. We're one of only two companies in the world that is consistently recognized as both a top Global Employer and a Top 100 Global Innovator, but Saint-Gobain's remarkable story and culture of innovation begins with a team of nearly 200,000 creative, diverse and passionate team members collaborating across the globe. We are committed to our mission to improve lives because, every day, we witness the enormous impact of our efforts on the world around us. The Global Development Engineering Manager provides engineering & technical support globally to standardize, optimize, strengthen and expand the Medical tubing product lines & overall capabilities. Will navigate the complexity of a global business with shared sites, and lead strategic engineering projects while also maintaining tactical duties such as part-cost estimation. While the Global Commercial Engineering Manager does not have any direct report, they will need to be a strong influencer to ensure global exchange of best manufacturing process and driving collaboration between site engineering. Will develop the vision/mission, including translating the business needs and strategy into a key actionable engineering plan short and medium term. Directly responsible for the engineering tubing activities across the Medical site & shared site where we have medical tubing customers: Portage, WI (MED site) Taunton, MA Beaverton, MI Akron, OH Charny, FR Lyon, FR Minghang, CN Bangalore, IN Primary Accountabilities: 1) Standardizing and optimizing the current medical extrusion capabilities footprint globally, based on the defined business strategy, product management direction and market needs. Global alignment at front end of project inception prior to CAPEX approval to optimize manufacturing technology, ease of part build within manufacturing and improve business continuity while maximizing business value Lead and develop network of extrusion experts across our shared MED site. Align and collaborate with MTI to define & translate BU needs into actionable projects. Define the level of automation needed and design the automation elements in close cooperation with the Portage team and external experts. 2) New product development to meet specific customer requirements and new product introduction by working closely with R&D. Will assess feasibility, fit within the business strategy and provide the technical support required to design, develop and launch new product requests. Key in supporting the organic growth of our Medical tubing product line through the handling of Large Value Opportunities and constitutes a pivotal link between Sales, Marketing and Operations. 3) Providing technical support to customers and assisting Sales & marketing teams, including participation in trade events and face-to-face customer meetings. Offer expertise in manufacturing design, material selection, process development, and provide technical content (e.g., white papers) for marketing purposes. Collaborate with R&D to develop appropriate test methods and prioritization of tests. 4) Project Management: Lead the cross functional teams providing a high level of expertise implementing manufacturing processes & equipment that ensure a standard, optimized approach is used to include writing or leveraging existing LS URS (User Requirements Specification) as a base for machine & equipment order Is this job for you ? Bachelor's Degree - Engineering (mechanical, chemical, materials, technology, etc.); Required. Advanced Degree - within Materials, Chemical or Other Related; Required. 7+ years of experience - manufacturing - within engineering capacity (