The R&D Director Global Beverages - China will lead the China Beverages R&D team, and be accountable for:
Manage team of project managers and product developers to execute local innovation and regional brands.
Prioritize the local refresh innovation & global reframe breakthrough commercialization and manage resources in accordance with regional R&D budget.
Deliver Business Plan: Drive Local innovation for China to support business Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and PepsiCo Strategic Plan (PSP) goals & collaborate with cross functional peers to deliver flawless technical execution throughout stage-gate for key beverage platforms
Manage regional Technical Stage Gate (TSG) and handoff from global TSG
Partner with Platform teams to deliver Core Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) future proofing
Partner with Function teams leads to raise the standard on local consumer experience for Ingredient, Product, Package and Equipment
Provide strategic leadership and influence the local innovation and transformation agenda while maintaining consistency with the Global Beverage R&D mission
Organizational Health: Continue to build R&D capability
Develop Others: Inspire and enable a culture of high performance teams within matrix structure
What are we looking for?
Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications
BS degree in Food Science or related, with at least 10+ years industry experience, MBA a strong plus.
Broad understanding of new product innovation from concept to execution.
Is able to focus on innovation leadership with strong anticipation of issues, risk management skills and attention to detail.
Experience in the design and development of beverage products essential
Strong understanding of R&D/product development discipline, especially consumer, sensory and shelf testing of new products.
Understanding of regulatory requirements for fielding Global products.
Strong understanding with previous experience with nutritionally fortified products
Demonstrated ability to strike the right balance between strategy development and delivery of results against key milestones.
A goal-oriented professional who provides a sense of direction and perseveres to achieve positive results
A leader who has technical and leadership credibility and is able to motivate and/or build an organization of individuals with diverse talents and interests.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills in listening, coaching, communicating with and recognizing the efforts of others.
Adept at building cross functional alignment to win support of senior management to impact and influence strategic planning.
Ability to interpret and integrate consumer insight data to drive product and process design and make effective recommendations for the business.
Now submit your application online and subscribe to email or follow us on twitter to get similar jobs in the future.
Posts
