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Sherwin-Williams · Minneapolis, MN

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

Minneapolis, MN, United States Research & Science 

Listed on Sherwin-Williams’s official careers site. Posted October 13, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Sherwin-Williams’s careers site →](https://ejhp.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2/job/2626306)

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## Job description

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.

## Responsibilities

Experiences and learnings of the R&D Accelerated Development Program include:
- 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. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and vendors.

## Qualifications

### Minimum 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

### Preferred Qualifications

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.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 17, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 17, 2026
- Listed for: 4 days
- Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States[Apply on Sherwin-Williams’s careers site →](https://ejhp.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2/job/2626306)

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