Sr. Technical Leader - Product Development

Job Description

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Innovation & Portfolio Strategy: Identify white spaces via consumer insights, market trends, and competitive analysis; build 2–3year chips roadmap covering flavor, texture, format, and claims etc.

2. Formula & product Development: Design/optimize recipes, select ingredients; conduct lab trials → pilot runs → scale-up; ensure mass production feasibility

3. Quality & Compliance: Lead sensory, stability, shelf-life, and safety testing，lead related VL and sustainability work streams

4. Cross-Functional collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Supply Chain, Production (scale-up support) and AMEA/global team

5. Tech & Trend Scouting: Monitor industry tech (e.g., air frying, extrusion), new ingredients, and consumer demands to fuel pipeline innovation.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s+ in Food Science, Food Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.

• Experience: 3–5+ years in FMCG snacks/chips PD; track record of 2+ successful from-0-to-1 launches; pilot-to-mass production experience essential.

• Core Skills: Deep knowledge of potato/tortilla processing, seasonings, and equipment; proficiency in sensory evaluation, DOE, and data analysis (Excel, Minitab); strong cost modeling and compliance acumen (food safety, labeling).

• Soft Skills: Cross-team influencing, project management (Agile/Waterfall), consumer empathy, and fluent English (written/oral) for global stakeholder alignment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years experience in chips category

• leadership: driving for result, dealing with ambiguity; strategic agility