Job Description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There\'s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In Singapore, you\'ll be at the centre of every innovation, creation and solution available to the entire Asia-pacific region. Working with our research, creation and production units, as well as our renowned perfumery school, you\'ll make us a greater force for good. Every day, your passion, your creativity, and your expertise will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Every discovery you make, shapes joyful memories for millions.

As the Regional Product Manager with Givaudan Singapore, you will manage assigned products and technologies, develop strategies and give direction to all marketing efforts to ensure Givaudan\'s leading position within the relevant market, according to overall business objectives and marketing strategy.

In this exciting role reporting to the Product Manager (Culinary and Plant Protein).

Your role will include:

Product Portfolio Management

Manage assigned regional product and technology portfolio to ensure it is relevant, competent, competitive and profitable, and aligned with the business strategy

Own the Definition, Development and Commercialization of regionally-driven product development initiatives

Work closely with the technical and marketing teams in the region and sub-regions, as well as with the Global Product Managers (GPM)

Become regional subject matter expert (SME) for assigned products and technologies.

Work with Portfolio Managers to leverage collections as an internal promotional tool for new products and technologies.

Define Product & Technology Needs

Define product and technology needs and gaps, quantify opportunities, and establish business justification for new regional projects.

Work with sub regions to craft and elevate compelling business cases to GPM on regional opportunities and needs (incl. sales/profit projections, regulatory requirements, product performance expectations). Acts as the core owner and APAC representative to GPM and the Science & Technology groups, ensuring projects for our region are brought to successful commercialization

Provide input into the global product strategy built by the Global Product Managers

Develop and maintain knowledge of competitor products, communicates changes and recommends corrective responses

Drive Commercialization Of Products &Technologies

Lead, execute regional projects with delegated stakeholders and ensure the deliverables are met as per defined regional needs

Drive the commercialization of products and technologies in the region lead by regional and global team

o Internally - Ensure the regional technical group is prepared to support the external launch of new products and technologies

o Externally with our customers - Ensure success at sub-regional level with a strong commercial mindset ( jointly develop promotional plan, arrange sales and technical force training, support sales in customer visits,resolve issues affecting commercial plan)

Work with the Category and Marketing managers to develop value propositions, connect the dots between our scientific tools and technology capabilities, and our consumer and category insights

Equip market technical team with the capabilities to win with new products and technologies

Help deliver Sales and Gross Margin targets, working closely with Commercial Heads, and with the pricing team to define price levels

Ensure that new ingredients and regional versions of flavours are provided to all Flavour Innovation Centres with all appropriate information related to the new products (regulatory requirement, pricing)

You?

Want to work for a team that touches the lives of millions of consumers more than twenty times a day? It\'s your essence we\'re looking for.

Your professional profile includes:

Bachelor or Master\'s in Food Science, Biology, or Chemistry

Application, Product Development or Product Management or B2B Marketing within the food or flavour industry of at least 10 years in Savoury or Sweet segment

Demonstrated project management skills with experience interacting and collaborating with commercial, marketing and technical teams

Strong influencing skills and proven experience working across diverse teams like R&D, Sales, Marketing

Market undersanding and looking for spaces where there are opportunities to develop the segment

You will enjoy:

Attractive package with benefits

Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development

A creative team environment that will inspire you

Comprehensive healthcare plans

PTO and family leave

#LI-onsite

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people\'s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

Remote working: On-site

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people\xe2\x80\x99s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture \xe2\x80\x93 where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Join us and Impact Your World

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

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