Director, Product Innovation, Ingredients

BARRY CALLEBAUT COCOA ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 180 000 - 260 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Barry Callebaut Cocoa Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. seeks a senior leader to drive a global innovation program for ingredients used in coating, filling and beverages, with a dedicated focus on fats.

You will oversee the fat portfolio and guide cross-functional teams across regions to deliver strategic projects. The role also includes managing the Compound Science Lab in the Global Innovation Center in Singapore, reporting to the VP, Cacao Coating CoE and R&D AMEA.

Qualificações

• Master or PhD level in a Science or Engineering discipline (preferably Food Science & Technology).
• At least 10 years in a relevant role and at least 6 years in a leadership role.

Responsabilidades

• Lead global innovation program on ingredients for coating, filling & beverage (20%).
• Formulate strategy to drive growth of the global program in this category.
• Engage leadership across functions to secure support for the program.
• Plan and manage resources to deliver the innovation program.
• Lead global fat portfolio management and support product innovation worldwide (30%).
• Head a team of product experts to deliver projects on time and with quality (30%).
• Oversee Compound Science Lab and Sensory Lab operations at the Global Innovation Center in Singapore (20%).

Conhecimentos

Fat expertise

Product development

Coating & filling

English fluency

Formação académica

Master or PhD in Science/Engineering

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.