About the Role
Technologist, Product Innovation is responsible for managing and operating application labs & sensory labs in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore. This person will assist & deliver global projects of coating, filling & beverages. The role reports to the Manager, Product Innovation
Key Responsibilities Include
Manage application & sensory labs in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore (70%)
- Manage operations in application & sensory labs in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore
- Plan and manage required resources to run application & sensory labs Global Innovation Center @ Singapore
Assist & Deliver global projects of coating, filling & beverage (30%)
- Assist & 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 5 years of experience in a relevant 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 product expert in cocoa-based coating, filling and/or beverage category, with good knowledge of product application, formulation, processing and ingredients
- Experienced in sensory science
- Good business acumen
- 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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