Position Snapshot

Location: Singapore

Company: Nestlé R&D Center, Singapore

Type of Contract: Permanent

Position Summary

The ADS team at the Nestlé R&D Center is seeking an energetic project manager to develop innovative alternative product delivery systems for some of the world’s famous brands of Nestlé. You will work alongside with consumer specialist, food scientists/ technologists and product specialists, to turn insights and technologies into tangible product experiences.

As a lead for front-end innovation projects at our R&D center, you will be the interface between the R&D and the business to find creative solutions to existing business challenges, or to create new business opportunities, based on consumer insights, trends and technology push. As such, you will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work in a dynamic environment. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are passionate about innovations and sustainability, enjoys working in a challenging and diverse environment, and want to contribute to one of the fastest growing sectors.

A day in the life of...

• Manage and lead innovation projects with the regional Nestlé Business and Technical teams, and work in close collaboration with the innovation & consumer research specialists to conceptualise and roll out ADS specific test & learns to AOA markets.
• Develop ADS strategic frameworks to identify opportunity areas and prioritize test & learns
• Lead exploratory research to dive deep into opportunity to discover the benefit requirements
• Lead, develop and implement test & learns.
• Build and document knowledge from test & learns and report on key performance indicators for scale up
• Bring inspiration and energize cross-functional teams to overcome barriers for new business models

What will make you successful

• Bachelors’ Degree in a relevant discipline is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in Innovation with at least 3 years as project manager for innovation projects. Working on FMCG brands is a plus
• Proven ability to manage projects and document knowledge post project.
• Excellent ability to communicate ideas and energize project team to execute
• Able to influence and engage stakeholders effectively to remove barriers in projects
• Maintain an up to date understanding of packaging-free business models
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Project management and organisation skills to balance work load off simultaneous project deliverables
• Demonstrate a strong ability to work in a team

Benefits