R&D Product Development Manager

Job Description :

• Communicate a clear brief of overall project innovation, describe the whole risk analysis and feasibility
• Prepare project timeline and tracking regularly through pre NPD meeting
• Monitoring achievement of overall innovation progress and contribution to overall NSV, and ROI (spending vs result) and do contigency and mitigation plan for any hurdle and failure
• Lead cross-functional teams through the Stage and Gate steps, ensuring seamless product development from ideation to commercialization,
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, industry standards, and certifications relevant to the bakery industry.
• Inspire the culture of creating innovation to the team, especially for breakthrough and out of the box innovation and courage to face all of the constraint and change management
• Prepare project timeline and tracking regularly through monthly VE & improvement meeting and monitor achievement with finance and purchasing team in monthly basis
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, promoting a culture of innovation and quality excellence within the R&D department and build awareness of current product performance in term of quality / cost / output and sales performance / consumer feedback
• Inspire innovation of improving current portfolio with stronger USP, another value added for consumer, more competitive cost etc into clear action plans
• Observe the chance and challenge to embrace new technology to be implented inhouse or other breakthrough strategy and creative countermeasure strategy to overcome all of the possible challenges and hurdle
• Do research to know what are new in R&D organization around the world, how they evolve their competencies, research methodology, etc
• Review current job expectation, team competencies and develop improvement plans with HC
• Prepare individual development plans for team's personal career growth with HC
• Conduct day to day coaching and mentoring with detail plans and BAU for problem solving related

Qualifications :

• Min. Bachelor's degree majoring in Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or related majors
• Certified in FSSC, Halal, leadership training, problem solving/improvement tools,
• Strong knowledge in bakery, ingredients, and cooking technique
• Expertise in sensory analysis and market insight
• Drives result especially in NPD Stage
• Has a good problem solving skill, people development, and leadership
• Experienced as a project manager for technical food implementation
• Willing to conduct business travelling