Do you like to develop new coatings? Then we are looking for you!  

Stahl is driving the responsible chemistry in leather solutions and high-performance coatings. Our products enable sustainable living by adding functionality, durability and comfort to many different materials used in everyday life. Through our continuous focus on innovation and improving the environmental footprint, our unique service model and premium solutions add value to various industries.  

Day by day, we are working to create a better future around the world – for our partners, our people, and the environment. We are convinced that if it can be imagined, it can be created.   

What will you do as a Senior Compounding Chemist?  

As a Senior Compounding Chemist you develop coatings for flexible substrates (e.g. leather). This role provides key knowledge to R&D, Application Labs and Supply Chain to support new product development, process improvement and raw material optimization.  

Your responsibilities:  

• Drive new product developments utilizing project management processes.  

• Setting up of a research plan to realize innovative insights and concepts, taking into account customers’ requirements.  

• Analyze chemical-, colloidal-, physical technical literature for knowledge expansion, understand competitive landscape and translate these into new developments.   

• Next to formulating and performing experiments, characterize the chemical and physical properties of the coating, participate in organizing application testing and scaling up at the pilot plant and in the factory.   

• Record results, write reports for review and communication to customers.  

Your experience and skills:   

• Graduated in organic, physical, colloidal or polymer chemistry with a bachelor, masters or PhD degree.   

• Knowledge and experience in the coating formulation domain is a pre.   

• Ability to work proactive and independently, as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.  

• You separate main from side issues and get to the point of the problem.  

• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with individuals at different levels.  

• Capable to persuade and convince others to another point of view or opinion.  

• Good communicating skills in English (verbal and in writing) preferably also in Dutch.  

• You are an inspiring and optimistic person who likes to work together with the team to get the job done.