About the role
- Director, Product Innovation, Global Projects is responsible to lead & deliver a global innovation program of coating, filling & beverages. This person will manage a team of product experts to execute and deliver global innovation projects.
- This person will also manage application labs in the Global Innovation Center @ Singapore.
Key responsiilities include
Lead global innovation program on coating, filling & beverage (30%)
- Formulate the strategy of global innovation program on coating, filling & beverage to drive the business growth in this category
- Engage the leadership team in business and functions to gain the required support on global innovation program
- Plan and manage required resources to deliver the innovation program
Manage a team to deliver global projects (50%)
- Manage a team of product experts to deliver global innovation projects on time in full
- Engage cross-region and cross-functional teams to provide required support to deliver the global projects
- Plan and manage required resources to deliver the innovation projects
Manage application labs in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore (20%)
- Manage operations in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore
- Plan and manage required resources to run Global Innovation Center @ Singapore
Able to travel a minimum of 20% of the time
About you
- Master or PhD degree level in a Science or Engineering discipline, or equivalent, preferably in Food Science & Technology
- Minimal 12 years of experience in a relevant role, and minimal 6 years of experience in a leadership role.
- Fluent in English. A second language is a plus.
- An experienced product expert in cocoa based coating, filling and/or beverage category, with good knowledge of product application, formulation, processing and ingredients.
- Good business acumen in markets across the global, or minimum in a specific region (AMEA, WEU, CEE, NAM, LATAM).
- Good understanding of consumer and customer centric design of product innovation in a B2B business environment. Experience in Food CPG or Retailer product innovation is a bonus.