Job Description:
The Petcare R&D organization is committed to operate effectively at a global scale, transferring products and technology efficiently to enable rapid global deployment of winning innovations from the global brand pipelines. To be successful these global programs must be run in conjunction with all relevant regional stakeholders and global functions such as Marketing, Supply, Services and Finance, Commercial and Engineering.
The job holder is the Global Deployment Senior Scientist working within the Central R&D team, responsible for advancing technical readiness to accelerate the deployment of opportunities in support of the Pet Nutrition business through effective collaboration and engagement of key crossfunctional stakeholders at receiving sites.
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Key Responsibilities
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Responsible to deliver on time in full deployment activities as described within the Global Innovation Process (GIP) to advance technical readiness of innovation for follower units and accelerate its implementation.
- Collects, consolidates and analyzes follower unit relevant information to inform the framing/scoping of global innovation brief (GIB) and science and technology project brief.
- Brings global perspective on potential design limitations and hurdles for follower unit and leads the Viability and Feasibility risk assessment at each stage gate (including raw material availability and registration, product performance, regulatory, claims risk assessment, CAB requirements, etc)
- Responsible to assess the global learning plan against regional hurdles/needs and proactively complements those plans in alignment with follower units accrodingly.
- Accountable for the delivery of deployment blueprints and playbooks in partnership with GPD/Lead Unit RDT and marketing to ensure best in class knowledge management of global innovation.
- Responsible to support brands expansions, transfers of new product and technologies globally, in line with demand and business supply initiatives.
- Responsible to effectively manage project risks and to inform and influence the project team and key stakeholders, including effective communication and planning of additional Central R&D project activities to support a deployment including identification of key project milestones and deliverables.
Context and Scope
1. Role and level of independence (e.g.: general guidelines, detailed instructions etc)
High degree of self-autonomy within pre-defined area of responsibility and within the agreed business strategy and processes (e.g. GIP, TRL, QUEST, S&OP+ etc.).
Motivating, engaging and leading of cross functional project teams in order to deliver agreed project pipeline in agreed timeframe and high quality.
Develop internal networks at local, regional and global levels, as a major element of the role is collaboration to influence and support peers and stakeholders.
Coordinates technical deliverables within projects In alignment with regional stakeholders and when required executes technical deliverables within projects.
2. Level of routine (e.g.: familiar or reappearing operations, varying tasks etc)
Low. Each global projects offers a varied set of technical challenges and uncovers different set of complex assessments in each follower region. The job holder must fully understand the current processes overarching global innovation. Also must be functionally skilled to understand the overall interactions of materials, recipe, process, packaging and product design along the entire supply chain.
3. Description of interfaces (e.g.: related departments, customers, suppliers etc)
Internal interfaces:
R&D: Global, Regional and Site R&D associates, primary connection through PD and SRA associates and managers.
Marketing: Global, Regional Marketing associates, primary project leads and brand managers.
Supply: Global Industrial Engineering
Others: Global and Regional Commercial, Engineering, Supply, Logistics, Activity Management.
Job Specifications/Qualifications
Education & Professional Qualifications
Minimum requirement is a graduate in a technical field (Chemical Engineer,Food Technology/Science, etc) with the ability to demonstrate a proven track record in pet food related technologies, with 3 to 5 years of regional working experience. Must speak excellent English
Knowledge / Experience
Good understanding of relevant Pet food manufacturing processes. Including a good understanding of how raw material interacts with manufacturing technologies.
- Proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
- Proven ability to transfer technical knowledge and skills.
- Technical Project Management experience and expertise.
Key Mars Leadership Competencies (4-6)
Communicates Effectively
Customer Focus
Ensures Accountability
Global Perspective
Builds Network
Dealing with Ambiguity
Key Functional Competencies & Technical Skills (3-5)
Functional/Technical Skills - At least one of the following (Raw Material, Formulation, Product, Process, Packs)
Internal & External Network
Influencing
Capturing and leveraging knowledge
Risk and opportunity identification and management
Staff
Individual Contributor
Team Size
No direct reports
Other
The ability to work cross time is mandatory to perform successfully In this role.
Travel Capability: Add-hoc global travel might be required. Travel will be dependent on number and location of deployments.
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