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.