Malta Head of R&D Food

1 miesiąc temu


Warsaw, Polska Geiger Food Ingredients Recruitment & Consult.Ing Pełny etat

this job located on the Island of Malta

GFIC is recruiting for a Regional leading FMCG company, Producing Powders, Culinary Products and Beverages, privately owned with a long history, a strong export, being present in almost 100 countries the

Head of R&D Food and Beverage m/f/d

  • Reporting to the Marketing and Strategy Director, the Head of R&D is responsible for the development of
  • successful new products & categories and the continuous renovation of existing products. The Head of R&D is
  • to manage the project portfolio, mentor a team of Product Improvement Specialists, look at the team
  • development (training, project assignment, talent management, temporary and permanent succession
  • planning) and to ensure managerial responsibilities (target settings & reviews based on department KPIs/performances, project resources allocations/costs).
Tasks

Key Accountabilities

Product Development Management

• Ensure the Establishment of consumer and category mapping & benchmarking based on consumers &

business insights (key benefits, drivers and attributes, concepts and sensory spaces for consumer

preferences)

• Develop the R&D strategy for recipe innovation and renovation in liaison with other business units.

• Direct the development process with respect to new / existing categories following ideas generated

from Consumer Insight

• Lead product development and product improvements from bench to pilot plant trials, using innovative

/ existing ingredients while meeting regulatory / nutritional guidelines.

• Integrate consumer, food science and process knowledge in the interpretation of recipe innovation and

renovation projects.

• Ensure the products “supermarket and key libraries” are developed in harmony and constant

challenging (strength, differentiation, flexibility of the libraries Vs categories’ opportunities)

Stakeholder Management

• Drive decisions by effectively networking with relevant stakeholders/decision-makers in R&D

department, marketing & sales and other business units (e.g. procurement and operation)

• Pursue effective working relations with international food and food ingredient standards development

organizations, suppliers, and other technical institutes working on ingredient or flavor research

Program Management

• Manage the R&D program and project priorities according to briefs from the markets by resource

allocation and ensuring success by identifying competence level.

• Oversee the delivery of solutions at defined quality, time, and cost to fuel science-based innovation

transfers into our business unit(s).

• Oversee knowledge building, documentation of results and methods

Technical Assistance

• Give operational support to the Process and Applications team in industrialization start-ups and follow

up product launches, including product improvements as may be necessary

• Oversee the R&D Lab as it pertains to product testing, analysis, and validation on new products as well

as analyzing and correcting R&D activities

Structure, Develop & Lead the team

• Manage the work of a reporting team of skilled scientists & lab technicians to deliver set objectives Vs

department KPIs

• Oversee the ongoing development of the team & succession planning

• Ensure alignment to the Company Calendar, KPIs, Company policies and procedures in the R&D function’s undertakings

Requirements

Ideal Candidate Profile

Education

• MSc degree in a relevant technical field (Food Science/Technology/Engineering, Material Science, Analytical Chemistry, Product Technology, etc.).

• Preferably with a PhD in the food science field

Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in R&D, specifically Product Development (Recipe) in the food and beverage industry

• Previous professional experience across food / beverage portfolio & project management, formulation with strong ingredient knowledge and diverse process experience in powder food & beverage mixes will be considered an asset

• Experience working with cross functional teams from Consumer Insights to Applications management

Technical skills

• Fluent English

• Strong ingredient knowledge

• Knowledge of product development processes and prototype modeling methods

• Excellent project and time management skills

• Sensory training and experience

• Up to date knowledge of quality, safety, and hygiene requirements

• Solid knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management Systems, performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes

Soft skills

• Creativity and Innovation

• Strategic Thinking and Change Management

• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving*

• Attention to Detail

• Drive for results*

• Quality Orientation

• Building strategic partnerships

• Influencing and impact including conflict management

• Environmental Scanning (including Global Awareness)

• Program and Project Management

• Vision creation and motivation

• Monitoring and measuring*

• Developing People

  • Please apply only we the link in this add in English
  • Please write your CV in a bullet style format


GFIC is a boutique recruitment consultancy situated to the south of Munich, founded by Alfred Geiger in 2006GFIC is consulting in FMGC FoodIngredients Starch Glucose Sweeteners Flavours FruitPreparations Beverages Dairy Nutraceuticals Pharma Colours Cosmetics Hydrocolloids and moreGFIC is consulting in Recruitment (Full Time, Interims Positions, Members for the Advisory Board)GFIC is consulting globalGFIC is recruiting also C-Level candidates



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