Director, Product Innovation, Ingredients

This role is responsible for leading & deliver a global innovation program 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 organization. This person will manage a team of product experts to execute and deliver global innovation projects.

This person will also manage the Compound Science Lab in the Global Innovation Center @ Singapore.

The role reports to the VP, Cacao Coating CoE and R&D AMEA

Key Responsibilities

Lead global innovation program on ingredients in coating, filling & beverage (20%)

● Formulate the strategy of global innovation program on ingredients in 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 global fat portfolio and support product innovation across the global (30%)

● Responsible for the fat portfolio across the global

● Use the product expertise to support product innovation activities across the global

Manage a team to deliver global projects (30%)

● 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 Compound Science Lab in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore (20%)

● Manage operations of Compound Science Labin Global Innovation Center @ Singapore

● Plan and manage required resources to run Compound Science Lab and Sensory Lab in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore

About You

● Master or PhD degree level in a Science or Engineering discipline, or equivalent, preferably in Food Science & Technology

● Minimal10 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 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 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.