About the Role

Technologist, Product Innovation is responsible for managing and operating application labs & sensory labs in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore. This person will assist & deliver global projects of coating, filling & beverages. The role reports to the Manager, Product Innovation

Key Responsibilities Include

Manage application & sensory labs in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore (70%)

• Manage operations in application & sensory labs in Global Innovation Center @ Singapore

• Plan and manage required resources to run application & sensory labs Global Innovation Center @ Singapore

Assist & Deliver global projects of coating, filling & beverage (30%)

• Assist & manage cross-region and cross-functional teams to deliver global innovation projects of coating, filling and beverage, on-time-in-full

• Plan and manage required resources to deliver global innovation projects

• Engage cross-region and cross-functional key stakeholders to provide required support to deliver the project.

About You

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

• Minimal 5 years of experience in a relevant role

• Fluent in English. A second language is a plus.

• Able to travel a minimum of 20% of the time

• Home office is possible two days a week

• An product expert in cocoa-based coating, filling and/or beverage category, with good knowledge of product application, formulation, processing and ingredients

• Experienced in sensory science

• Good business acumen

• Good understanding of consumer and customer centric design of product innovation in a B2B business environment. Experience in Food CPG or Retailer product innovation is a bonus

• Consumer & customer centric, focus on delivery of best solution (client-centric & delivery focused)

• Communicate with transparency & empathy, prefer open team spirit (inspirational)

• Good at collaboration and partnership, within the organization and outside of the organization (agile & entrepreneurial)

• Be able to take an educated risk, future forwarded mindset, open to new ways of thinking (agile & entrepreneurial)

• Be genuine and authentic, act with integrity and respect (genuine & trustworthy)