JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Advanced Lubricants Products (ALP) teams underpin the engine oil business of Castrol. The Engine oil Testing & Claims team supports existing and develops new brand and product propositions and marketing claims. Using data to substantiate all technically-led claims on Castrol engine oil products. The team provides technology leadership and execution to deliver Castrol’s Global product differentiation and distinctiveness strategy, whilst also enabling local activations and campaigns with technical input and claim substantiation.
We work hand in hand with the global marketing team and local PU and country leads in the geographies in which Castrol operates. We develop product and portfolio technical stories leveraging the network of experts across technology and marketing to creatively demonstrate product performance in a compelling way to a full range of stakeholders and customers.
Importantly, we work very closely with legal teams to ensure we are working within applicable advertising standards and any local legislation, this is critical to enabling risk mitigation and providing technical leadership to enable marketing to take decisions on claims and activation strategies.
The team is vital to the linkage between formulation development teams, technology deployment and the markets to enable the required data for existing claims is gained, the right input and training is sought for new claims as well ensuring the portfolio is differentiated for internal and external audiences.

SKILLS:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Creating new methodologies, Experimental Design, Formulated product testing, Formulation Deployment, Formulation design, Intellectual Asset Management, Multi-physics modelling, Presenting, Product Development, Product Sustainability Performance Management, Raw materials knowledge, Research and development, Rheology, Safety management across the value chain, Science and Technology Leadership, Scientific publication, Technology Management Processes, Testing electric vehicle charging systems, Thought Leadership, Tribology, Vehicle propulsion technologies, Waterfall Model, Writing skills

The role of the Expert Technologist, Claims and Demos reports to the Manager, Engine Oil Testing and Claims. The role is responsible for the development of new, and support for existing, claims for Castrol EDGE, Castrol’s most technologically advanced car engine oil brand. The Castrol EDGE portfolio serves the latest engine technology and therefore features engine oil products for hybrids (including those in the HYSPEC range) and products designed for improved sustainability. The role will utilise the technical development and testing behind these products to create claims and stories that build brand differentiation vs competitors and drive increase volume sales and gross margin