Job Description

About our client:
Our Client operates in the Packaged Foods Industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in the United States. It has its branches spread to more than 180 countries. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. Their core business is manufacturing and selling a broad range of convenience foods. It also is a well passed down legacy business, making a mark through history.

Responsibilities:

Drives Business Growth

• Manages commercialization of Snacks BU, and Plant Transfer projects ( External and Internal)
• Develop new or improved commercialization process, focusing on improving product quality, process, margins, and productivity.
• Development covers aspects such as Technical feasibility, commercial plans support, and operational stability. Understands state of the business and leverages knowledge to
• drive down project time/costs. Anticipates obstacles affecting other business functions.
• Drive improvement in food testing methodology translating lab risk assessment prior commercialization in plant (Auto vs manual testing method)
• Support Trade Market sample request for AMEA region, coordinating and liase with commercial team, ensuring food reach the market timely.

• Demonstrates personal capabilities as a Technical Lead, Planner, Coordinator, Communicator, and Technical Expert in leading successful Trials | SOPs.

• Possesses natural curiosity and demonstrates outside of the box thinking, and the courage to challenge the status quo.
• Possesses an innovative mindset in discovery, evaluation, and application of new technologies in commercialization process, research and development, and have a significant impact on exsiting and new products, improved products and increased efficiency on flavor application processes ( lab and plant).

• Provides technical direction as a Seasoning (SME) translating Tastelock food from lab scale to plant commercialization within commercial planned timeline. The incumbent has
• Be an expert in Scorecard development ensuring Pringles Flavours are plant-friendly with minimal waste upon commercialization.
• Provide support to Supply Chain (Production, Operation team) seasoning related plant troubleshooting.
• Provide support to Plant QA and Planner as the technical SME for seasoning related matters (Eg shelf life, seasoning wastage, audit ).
• Work with supplier and Junior Product Developer to enable recyability of newly upscaled new Pringle flavours.

• This role is based in Singapore. Travel to, and work in, manufacturing, suppliers, test facilities, or regional offices are typically required up to 40 percent of the time.
• Projects may require working beyond the normal workday hours, shift work, and on weekends. Operation of process equipment is occasionally necessary
• Sets work load for Lab Assistant and interns (if assigned). This role is an individual contributor role (direct project work/management)

• Bachelor of Food Science or Engineering or closely related field and a minimum of 3-4 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in food R&D
• Experience in seasoning creation and/or application.
• Exposure to project work and timelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (English)
• Exposure to cross functional stakeholder management to help with building strong relationships with Supply Chain, local and regional management, peers and in the
• effective execution of food commercialisation.
• Excellent understanding of R&D and operations and be able to function effectively as a Technical Lead, Planner, Coordinator, Communicator and Technical Expert.
• Strong interest and natural curiosity to food manufacturing process
• Collaborative, attention to details, drive for results, owner\'s mindset and customer focus.

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