Director Product Development – Beverages (m/f/d)

Archer Daniels Midland Company; Newman; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Daniels Midland Company is seeking a Director of Product Development (CD&D) – Beverages (Strategic Customers) to lead a skilled beverage product development team serving global customers across EMEA. You will fuse technical leadership, customer insight and innovation management to deliver differentiated concepts and formulations.

You will cultivate a high‑performing, collaborative environment, promoting modern ways of working and fast, impactful development.

Qualifications

• Degree in food or beverage technology or equivalent.
• Experience in product development within the food/beverage industry.
• Proven leadership and talent development abilities.
• Global mindset with adaptability in a dynamic market.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and mentor a product development team with a strong customer focus.
• Promote talent development and sustainable capability building.
• Establish coaching culture and drive continuous improvement and innovation.
• Design and implement change processes in a dynamic market.
• Embed agile ways of working and modern leadership models.
• Ensure high engagement and performance in product development.
• Develop strategies to expand customer relations regionally and globally.

Skills

Product development leadership

Customer insight

Innovation management

Agile ways of working

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Degree in food or beverage technology or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Your scope:

AsDirector Product Development (CD&D) – Beverages (Strategic Customers), you will lead a team of experienced beverage product developers focused on delivering innovative solutions for our important global customers across EMEA. You will report to the Senior Director CD&D Beverage EMEA.

In this role, you will combinetechnical leadership, customer insight, and innovation managementto drive the development of differentiated beverage concepts and formulations. You will work with strategic customers to understand their needs, anticipate market trends, and translate these insights into commercially successful product solutions.

You will foster ahigh-performing, collaborative team environment, encouraging creativity, agility, and a strong customer mindset. By challenging the status quo and promoting modern ways of working, you will ensure the team deliversfast, efficient, and impactful product development.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, developand mentor a product developmentteam with a strong customer focus
• Active promotion of talent and sustainable capability building within the team
• Establishing a coaching culture and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
• Designing and implementing change processes in a dynamic market environment
• Developing and embedding agile ways of working and modern leadership models
• Ensure high level of team engagement and performance in product development
• Driving innovative, future-oriented product and solution approaches
• Develop strategies and measures to expand customer relations on regional and global levels

Profile:

• Degree in food or beverage technology or equivalent
• Professional experience ideally in product development, preferably in the food/beverage industry
• Experience in leading and motivating employees
• Focus on coaching and taking people to the next level
• High adaptability in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to think and act globally
• Open to new challenges and agile working
• Passion for continuous improvement and customer satisfaction
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High social skills, service orientation and strong communication skills
• Very good knowledge of German and good English

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