Foods Engineering Innovations Senior Manager

Morgan McKinley; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational FMCG company in the UAE is seeking a Foods Engineering Innovations Senior Manager to develop technical innovations in food business units. This role includes managing projects, liaising with R&D, and exploring new technologies. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience, an engineering degree, and knowledge of commercialization processes. Travel of 20-30% is required for the role.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience in Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing.
• Experience with piloting and commercialization of technical innovations.
• Willingness to travel 20-30% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple high visibility projects across functional groups.
• Identify and prioritize key areas of exploration to deliver objectives.
• Liaise with R&D for discovery and development of innovative technologies.
• Partner with R&D on new technology developments.
• Develop new low cost supply sources for equipment needs.

Skills

Project management

Innovative technology development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Foods Engineering Innovations Senior Manager

Overview

A leading multinational FMCG company is looking for a Foods Engineering Innovations Senior Manager to develop technical innovations in the areas of plant design, processes, packaging and GTM equipment across their Food Business Units. The role will focus heavily on the piloting and commercialization of the initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple, highly visibility projects across functional groups at the Sector level and across the business.
• Identify and prioritize key areas of exploration and development to deliver long-term Sector objectives
• Liaise with global R&D and SSM for the discovery & development of innovative technologies across Foods that help to grow top line, deliver savings and/or strategic benefits.
• Partner with R&D on new technology developments ensuring the testing of capability, output requirements, including mean time between failure, performance standards and operationalize requirements.
• Develop new low cost supply sources for early stage and non-traditional equipment needs where capability exists through a partnership with SSM and R&D.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience (Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing)
• Engineering degree
• Travel 20-30% of the time
• Must have previous experience handling the piloting and commercialization of technical innovations.

About The Company

In November 2010, GCC specialist recruiter, iQ selection came together with global professional recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley, under the name Morgan McKinley.

With 24 offices globally, Morgan McKinley connects specialist talent with leading employers across multiple industries and disciplines. We work very closely with international corporates, top investment banks and local SMEs to provide those looking for their next career move with the best job opportunities.

From our Dubai office, we provide specialist recruitment expertise spanning Financial Services & Finance; Sales, Marketing & Support; and Technical sectors throughout the GCC region, with dedicated consultants delivering focused sector and local knowledge. In addition, we are fully committed to promoting the government’s Emiratisation policy.