Overview
Drive product development innovation per AOP, productivity and technical brand stewardship initiatives including Natural Potato Chip & Fabricated Potato Chips.
Responsibilities
- Apply understanding of local consumer insights, culture, and business practices to support product design and development for Asia Foods BU, with focus on Thailand and Vietnam.
- Work closely with Marketing, Insights, and Supply Chain to execute product innovation and renovation projects across core platforms, including Lay's Natural PC and Lay's Stax.
- Partner with Manufacturing, GP, and Finance to support productivity initiatives by providing technical inputs and execution support.
- Execute technical brand stewardship activities to maintain product quality and support product competitiveness.
- Ensure technical rigor by preparing, maintaining, and updating product documentation in compliance with Technical Stage Gate requirements.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in food science or food engineering.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to write and speak effectively in English
- More than 10 years of R&D product development experience in a multinational FMCG or food company preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of hands‑on experience in snacks product development.
- Solid understanding of R&D methodologies, development processes, and innovation tools applied to R&D projects and activities.
- Good working knowledge of adjacent technical functions, including nutrition, technical regulatory, consumer insights, and packaging.
- Strong understanding of Asian cultures, markets, and consumer behaviors, particularly within Thailand and Vietnam.
