Assistant Manager, Product Development - Geylang

Role Purpose:

This role is responsible for managing end-to-end Flavor Program for Snack Business Units, overseeing product development through to commercialization. Success in this role requires cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless execution, balancing creativity, operational excellence, and strategic growth to elevate the Pringles portfolio in AMEA (Asia, Middle East, Africa).

1. Drive business growth

• Product Development: Develop products including new flavors, enhance existing flavors and innovate novel concepts aligned with brand strategy and market trends.
• Commercialization: Scale newly launched flavors while refining commercialization processes to improve product quality, margins, and operational efficiency.
• Cost optimization: Deliver cost-savings initiatives by providing technical and process solutions
• Project Execution: Leverage technical feasibility and commercial insights to streamline project implementation

1. Leadership

• Demonstrate expertise as a Technical Expert, Leader, Planner, Coordinator, and Communicator in managing end-to-end Flavor Program

1. Innovation and Creativity

• Exhibit natural curiosity and a bold, creative mindset, embracing outside-the-box thinking and the courage to challenge the status quo.
• Pursuing innovation in technology discovery, evaluation, and application, enhancing product development and commercialization.

1. Technical Expertise

• Understands the flavor delivery mechanisms and sensitive to sensory attributes, such as aroma, taste, texture, and mouthfeel
• Understands seasoning science or its behavioral properties and collaborates closely with suppliers to improve seasoning performance
• Provides technical direction as a Seasoning Subject Matter Expert (SME), ensuring the seamless transition of seasoning flavor design from lab scale to plant commercialization within the planned timeline.
• Possesses experience in production workflows and operational processes, enabling swift troubleshooting, real-time decision making and resolving challenges
• Provides technical advice to Plant Operations, Quality Assurance and Supply Chain teams on seasoning-related matters, including product parameters, shelf life, seasoning wastage

1. Other Duties

• Serves as an individual contributor, directly managing projects
• Requires travel to manufacturing sites, supplier facilities, and regional offices

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Engineering or closely related field and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in food R&D
• Experience in Business-to-Business (B2B) & Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Markets with exposure to project management and timelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (English; Malay is highly regarded)
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders, fostering collaboration across functions
• Strong R&D and operational expertise, be able to work independently or effectively as a Technical Expert
• Passionate about the food & beverage industry, demonstrating natural curiosity.
• Highly collaborative, adaptable and resilient, with strong time management and problem-solving skills.
• Significant experience in seasoning creation or application
• Culinary passion or strong interest in food innovation
• Experience in the snack manufacturing industry
• No/minimal dietary restrictions (beneficial for sensory evaluation)