About the Role
Manager, Global Fat Expert is responsible for leading & deliver global innovation projects of ingredients used in coating, filling & beverages, with a specific focus on fats. This person is also responsible for the fat portfolio used in the BC organisation. The role reports to the VP, Compounds CoE & Business Development
Key Responsibilities Include
Manage global fat portfolio and support product innovation across the global (40%)
- Responsible for the fat portfolio across the global
- Use the product expertise to support product innovation activities across the global
Lead & deliver global projects on fats (60%)
- Lead & deliver global innovation projects on fats 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
About You
- Master or PhD degree level in a Science or Engineering discipline, or equivalent
- Minimal 10 years of experience in a relevant role
- Fluent in English. A second language is a plus.
- Able to travel a minimum of 30% of the time
- Home office is possible two days a week
- An experienced product expert in ingredients used in coating & filling, with a specific focus on fats
- Good knowledge of product application, formulation and processing of coating & filling
- Good business acumen in markets
- Good understanding of consumer and customer centric design of product innovation in a B2B business environment
- Consumer & customer centric, focus on delivery of best solution (client-centric & delivery focused)
- Communicate with transparency & empathy, prefer open team spirit (inspirational)
- Good at collaboration and partnership, within the organization and outside of the organization (agile & entrepreneurial)
- Be able to take an educated risk, future forwarded mindset, open to new ways of thinking (agile & entrepreneurial)
- Be genuine and authentic, act with integrity and respect (genuine & trustworthy)