Job Purpose
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 Senior Portfolio Deployment 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 cross functional stakeholders in the receiving region.
Work location: Sun Tower Jatujak, Bangkok/ Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima
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 accordingly.
- 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.
Job Specifications
- 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 food related technologies preferably in the pet food industry, with 3 to 5 years of regional working experience. Must speak excellent English.
- Good understanding of relevant 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.
