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Shingles Materials Program Leader Location(s): Granville, OH, US, 43023-1200 Function: Research and Development Audience: Experienced Professional Work Arrangement: Hybrid Requisition ID: 64126 OC Business Title: Shingles Materials Program Leader Job Title: Senior Engineer/Scientist II Job Code(s): 5A Revision Date: 2/11/2025 PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Shingles Materials Program Leader will coordinate with key stakeholders to establish resources, timelines, and acceptable risks for material supply security projects and lead a small team to accomplish these. This role will include active work in supply security projects which ensure availability of qualified raw materials for shingle manufacturing. The leader's role will include development of qualification plans, required screening and testing, plant trials, data analysis, and implementation of solutions. It will additionally include leading a small team working on similar efforts and driving the direction of the program. The successful candidate will lead the Material Supply Security program for Shingles manufacturing which first allows for rapid response to critical supply shortages that prevents or minimizes lost production squares. Second, they will create an even more effective supply security program that reduces or eliminates critical supply shortages through proactive means including documented qualification protocols, updated material specifications, and qualified second sources. The candidate will collaborate across Science & Technology, Operations, Sourcing, Product Stewardship, and Marketing organizations to assure product quality and availability. Reports to: Shingles Innovation R&D Leader Span of Control: Team leader who works across Roofing and S&T functions JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Demonstrate a Commitment to Safety Commit to our safety stand: all accidents are preventable, safety is everyone's responsibility, and working safely is a condition of employment. Identify and correct safety hazards in the workplace and improve the safety of our processes and work environments through Design Hazard Eliminations (DHEs). Lead the Material Supply Security program in view of OC Product Stewardship practices and requirements Ensure rigorous compliance to standard safety procedures and OC corporate policies. Partner with cross functional resources and serve as project/technical lead for supply security initiatives Coordinate with key stakeholders to establish resources, timeline, and acceptable risk for Supply Security projects. Collaborate and communicate effectively with people at all levels within the organization. Track progress and any potential barriers to completion providing relevant updates to key stakeholders including plant personnel, innovation team members, operations, sourcing, and marketing teams depending on project reach. Supply Security Project Prioritization Create and maintain timelines for material qualification against run-out deadlines. Make recommendations on prioritization of all resources (people, materials, time, budget) weighed against risk. Make recommendations on priority for testing compared to other supply security and shingles innovation projects. Manage 1-2 engineers in execution of supply security projects to prevent any manufacturing downtime resulting from material shortages. Use material science and technology fundamentals to qualify materials inputs into shingles Plan, coordinate and execute rapid lab, plant-trial, and testing plans for robust evaluation. Employ statistical methodologies to dr