About the Role
Manager, Product Innovation is responsible to lead & deliver global projects of coating, filling & beverages.
The role reports to the Director, Product Innovation.
Key Responsibilities Include
Lead & Deliver global projects of coating, filling & beverage (100%)
- Lead & manage cross-region and cross-functional teams to deliver global innovation projects of coating, filling and beverage, on-time-in-full
- Plan and manage required resources to deliver global innovation projects
- Engage cross-region and cross-functional key stakeholders to provide required support to deliver the project.
About You
- Master or PhD degree level in a Science or Engineering discipline, or equivalent, preferably in Food Science & Technology
- Minimal 10 years of experience in a relevant role, minimal 3 years of experience in a project or team leadership role.
- Fluent in English. A second language is a plus.
- Able to travel a minimum of 20% of the time
- Home office is possible two days a week
- An experienced product expert in cocoa based coating, filling and/or beverage category, with good knowledge of product application, formulation, processing and ingredients
- An experienced innovation project manager
- 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
- 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)
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