R&D Senior Manager
LocationHo CHi Minh City
Job typePermanent
Salary100,000,000-200,000,000 (VND)
CategoryFood & Beverage
ExperienceMore than 10 Years
IndustryFood & Beverage
Job summary
As a Research & Development (R&D) Director, you are typically responsible for ensuring that the organization continually produces a steady stream of new and modified products that satisfy changing customer needs and business requirements.
Job Responsibilities
Product Development
• Leading the development of new beverage applications to support customers
· Create new and innovative beverage products for beverage application; such as Dairy Beverages, Refreshing beverages, Juice based products, Energy Drinks, CSD or NCB with or without thermal process and preservation systems.
· Develop products utilizing our Taste and Applied Health and Nutrition Ingredients and various technologies in application and assess its stability and suitability in meeting customer needs
Product Portfolio and Collection
• Detailed understanding of the Taste portfolio relevant to the applications within the respective
· Beverage EUM
• Understands the collection library and able to propose collection to internal and external
· customers
• Provides input for the definition of Taste collection needs and gaps
Other tasks
· Oversee the operation of innovation and development menu of products based on development trends of the market and company.
· Plan, monitor, and control all activities of R&D team
· Cooperate with the marketing team to investigate all new development relating to new trends, materials and food supplies.
· Develop drink’s recipients for a new project as the market needed.
· Organize testing session, develop guidance documents for the new product.
· Participate and communicate with other Department (Training, QC...) on launching the program.
· Support internal as well as an external customer in all matters related to the new product, resolve any concerns of recipes & product quality at the store.
· Recommend to reduce cost and improve drink product’s quality.
Experience requirements
· Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in relevant field.
· At least 10 years of experience as a Research and Development Director in the F&B production or FMCG industry
· Experience in creating and managing intellectual property and fostering an innovative culture
· Strong at leadership, project management, problem-solving
· Excellent interpersonal skills
· Good command of English and computer
· High level of organization and attention to detail;
· Be familiar with the regulations regarding product and process certification and compliance, as well as various project management techniques (activities, materials, timings, human and financial resources.
· Strong written and verbal English and Vietnamese communication skills.
· Proven ability to influence, negotiate and build effective relationships with customers and internally across various departments.
· Strong leadership and coaching skills with evidence of building, retaining, and motivating a high-performance team.
· Able to travel within the Asia region.
Contact Person
- Hang Do
- Adecco