2027 Polymer R&D Accelerated Development Program - Minneapolis, MN

Sherwin-Williams•Minneapolis, MN

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The Polymer R&D ADP is a high potential program designed to develop key skills and experience that will lead to R&D positions within our Global Supply Chain. In our Global Supply Chain (GSC) group, you will be exposed to different parts of GSC R&D to ensure you receive key experiences and activities to prepare for a position within our R&D Career Track. This employee will work out of our Minneapolis, Minnesota location starting June 2027.

Requirements

Be willing to relocate, as required, upon completion of the Accelerated Development Program
Must have a bachelor’s degree or higher by the start of this development program
Must have at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams, and/or Outlook)
Must be 18 years or older
Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
Must be able to relocate now or in the future

Nice To Haves

Must have a bachelor's degree in chemistry
Have previous experience working in a lab environment
Have previous internship or co-op experience with Sherwin-Williams
Must have previous experience working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular activities, military service, etc.

Responsibilities

Build knowledge of polymer synthesis and their use in paints and coatings
Execute testing methods and quality control using statistics software
Learn and build understanding of commercialization, product, industry and segment knowledge
Build expertise in project management and report out on results and findings
Create and foster relationships with global supply chain and gain knowledge of plant operations
Build cross-functional partnerships with and understand the interaction of Marketing, Operations, & Technical Services to execute innovation strategy.
Other duties as assigned
Job duties include contact with other employees, operating heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information, raw materials, finished merchandise, and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised.