R&D Manager, Product Development, STAX Platform 研发经理 产品开发, 复合薯片平台

The role is to deliver breakthrough/reframe/refresh innovations and DTV agendas for STAX, through effective development of new products and their translation and scale up to plant for commercialization for China.

The role needs to (1) enable AOP initiatives delivery; (2) build a long-term innovation pipeline for China STAX; (3) build STAX CoE hub with new pilot plant capability.

Responsibilities

•Work closely with Category, Insight, Strategy, Ops teams to drive China innovation strategy and pipeline development for STAX•Build effective working relationship with partners within R&D and with other non-R&D project stakeholders.•Provide creative innovation solutions to meet project objectives. Drive effective communication to move projects forward and deliver technical milestones on time.•Work closely with Manufacturing and GP to identify key DTV opportunities and provide technical support to achieve DTV goals.•Develop PEP+ roadmap for sodium reduction and lead technical assessment and execution•Build STAX CoE hub with the new pilot scale line; Develop innovation playbook and Share the learning across the regions.•Lead a team, develop people and build functional expertise.

Qualifications

•Bachelor degree or above in food science, food engineering or adjacent subjects.•> 8 years working experience of product development in food manufacturing or adjacent business in multinational Food Company.•Fluent communication skill including writing and speaking both in Chinese and English•Agility on critical thinking, stakeholder management, flexibility and thinking out-of-box.

Salaried