Drive the H2/H3 innovation pipeline for the Asia Food COSO market—focusing on Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia—by leading product development initiatives.
Oversee AOP innovation delivery for the Extruded and Pellet (EP) platform across Asia, with a focus on innovation execution, productivity gains, and advancing the PEP+ sustainability agenda. Steward technical brand initiatives within the EP platform to ensure robust product performance and alignment with strategic goals.
Responsibilities
Asia Food H2H3 Innovation:
Develop H2H3 competitively advantaged snack product innovation for Asia COSO, leveraging the capabilities of the APAC R&D center and technology in company-owned and Third-Party Contract Manufacturing models.
Collaborate closely with the ICF Growth Director, Marketing, Insight, and Supply Chain teams to drive the Asia future innovation strategy and pipeline development by fully leveraging the capabilities of the APAC R&D center. Work alongside Global R&D to enhance and adapt global innovations while aligning on the landing strategy.
Asia Food EP AOP Execution:
Integrate knowledge of the local consumer, culture, and business practices into EP product design & development for Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia as key markets.
In partnership with Marketing, Insights and Supply Chian, GP, Finance to identify key productivity initiatives, provide technical support to achieve AOP agenda
Ensure technical discipline and have all technical product documentation in accordance with Technical Stage Gate and POM processes.
Build EP technical capability for ASIA
Qualifications
Master Degree in Food Science or Food Engineering
Excellent Communication skills include writing and speaking both in Chinese and English.
>8 years R&D product development working experience in multinational company and FMCG or Foods industry.
>2 years of direct working experience in the area of snacks product development is preferred
Working experience in Asia markets is preferred
Well understand R&D methodology, process or Innovation tools that apply to R&D projects / activities
Rich knowledge about the adjacent technical functions include but not limited to nutrition, technical regulatory, technical consumer insight, packaging, Quality , Food safety.