Dr. Manfred Jungen

Consultant / VP Zibo Luray Fine Chemical Co., Ltd & MD Gerhardt Fine Chemicals GmbH

Greater Dusseldorf Area

About

• Excellent Leadership Skills in Cross-Cultural Environment • Strong Technical Background in R&D, Application, Project Management Textile Chemicals & Dyes, QC, Procurement, Manufacturing and related fields • 30 Years Experience in Chemical Industry • Understanding of all key positions in medium to medium-large sized companies • Confident and successful dealing with internal and external customer and supplier • People Management • Good Social Competence • Decision-Maker, Strategic Thinking, Self-driven and highly motivated • New Products > 120 MUSD/a; Cost Savings > 12 MUSD/a

Experience

  • Zibo Luray Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. (Contract · 8 yrs 10 mos)
    • Consultant / VP
      Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Consultant / Head R&D, Analytics and Product Stewardship
      Sep 2017 - Aug 2022 · 5 yrs

  • Managing Director at GERHARDT FINE CHEMICALS GmbH
    Oct 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

  • Chemical and Technical Consulting at Jungen - Chemical Consulting
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2021 · 5 yrs

    Offered Consultancy Areas: - Fine and Specialty Chemicals - Textile related Chemicals and Dyes only from August 2017 onwards Type of Consultancy: all type of Technical and Chemical Fields such as - R&D Organization and People Management - R&D Projects, Pipeline and Strategy Review and Management - Process Development and Process Optimizations - Sourcing and Procurement - Production - Application - QC - Technical and Product Management - Training and Skill Improvement - ISO Readiness - Safety Review and Improvement - General Setup and Optimization of Chemical and Technical Functions and Facilities Further details at www.chemicals-jungen.com.

  • Archroma (2 yrs 11 mos)
    • Global Head of R&D Liquid Formulations
      Mar 2016 - Aug 2016 · 6 mos

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    • Global Head of R&D Liquid Formulations Textile Specialties
      Oct 2013 - Feb 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      • R&D Execution (Formulation, Synthesis, Polymerization Chemicals & Dyes), R&D Coordination, Project Steering. Numerous new products developed. • Fields: Research and Development, Process Development, Trouble Shooting, Analytics, QC, Product Introduction into Production, Sourcing, Cost Savings, Restructuring, multiple country reports etc. • Achieved >20 Mio USD/a (2013/2014/2015) new product output for direct reporting group per annum. >2 Mio USD/a savings (2013/2014/2015).

    • R&D Coordinator Local R&D Asia
      Oct 2013 - Feb 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      • Additional R&D Coordination Function to Global R&D Function. Until mid 2014 global, since then focus Asia.

  • Clariant (12 yrs 9 mos)
    • Global Head of Application Development BU Textile Chemicals
      May 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

      • Coordination and steering of global Tx Application and Application Development Activities within BU Textile Chemicals and other functions. 37 reports & > 20 coordinated. Thousands of tests, 20 products developed or improved, involved in >50 further product developments. • Built up new Application and Development lab. • Executed Application, Research and Development, Process Improvements, Quality Control, Trouble Shooting, Analytical Tasks, Product Introduction, Sourcing, Cost Saving Initiatives, Procurement Tasks.

    • Head of Application Development and Screening Textile Chemicals Asia
      Jan 2010 - May 2012 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      • Execution of R&D global and regional R&D projects, 6 to 11 direct reports in Shanghai plus >15 coordinated in Asian countries. R&D Execution for Textile Chemicals & Dyes, Emulsions and Leather, Process Development, Production Introduction, Trouble Shooting, Application, QC, Analytics, Product Safety / Product Stewardship, Procurement Tasks. • Coordination and Steering of local R&D and R&D projects in region Asia. • Built up and streamlined R&D structures, processes and laboratories. • Directly involved in approximately 60 new or improved products, indirectly related to >200 product developments.

    • Head of R&D Textile Asia
      Mar 2006 - Dec 2009 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      • Execution of R&D global and regional R&D projects, 6 to 11 direct reports in Shanghai plus >15 coordinated in Asian countries. R&D Execution for Textile Chemicals & Dyes, Emulsions and Leather, Process Development, Production Introduction, Trouble Shooting, Application, QC, Analytics, Product Safety / Product Stewardship, Procurement Tasks. • Coordination and Steering of local R&D and R&D projects in region Asia. • Built up and streamlined R&D structures, processes and laboratories. • Directly involved in approximately 60 new or improved products, indirectly related to >200 product developments.