Manager- Research & Development - IMDU - R&D Administration

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for the development of the product pipeline with current and future customers, understanding their needs and challenges creating solutions that drive mutual value.
2. Grow and transform the product portfolio meeting nutrition and sustainability criteria
3. 'Hands on' development of products with customers.
4. Build a fully engaged local R&D team with standalone, fit for Purpose Food science and R&D capabilities incl but not exclusive to raw materials, culinary center and pilot scale assets.
5. Unlock value through our existing regional and global portfolio of products (lifting and launching.)
6. Support the end to end creation of value streams in the key markets
7. Build and leverage a strong network of partners across the specified region and globe, utilizing Griffith Foods internal networks, existing external partners and creating new ones in an ecosystem approach.
8. Understand the regulatory constraints and engage with internal and external partners to manage compliance.
9. Support the set-up of manufacturing and co-manufacturing in the selected countries

• Working in a highly ambiguous environment, creative problem solver, capable of navigating complex challenges.
• Works with independence, exercising ingenuity and judgement in the approach to and accomplishment of tasks.

• Minimum Degree in Food Science/Technology, Chemistry or similar.
• Proven management and leadership experience at senior level.
• Language: English is a must
• Experience in technical development of savoury products, including protein and snacks.
• Experience of working in country and internationally.
• Current awareness of local and global flavour trends, culinary trends, and new technology in food applications;
• People Leadership and team development, remote Line management would be a benefit.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• A creative problem solver across the value chain (from raw materials to customer scale up)
• End to end product leadership, from culinary through to scale up (manufacture).
• High level learning agility
• Drive for results
• Dealing with ambiguity.
• Business acumen
• Ideally with B to B or food service experience.
• Priority setting
• Project management
• Benchtop development, with an eagerness and proven ability to be hands on.