RD Manager - Product Development
Senior

Descrizione della Posizione Lavorativa

R&D Manager - Product Development (Dairy segment) for Amcor Flexible Europe, Middle East and Africa. Contract: permanent; Working time: full-time; Work mode: hybrid. Location: open in Europe (positions linked to multiple sites, including Paris, FR; Roeselare, BE; Rhymney, GB; Saint Seurin, FR; Singen, DE; Rorschach, CH; Logrono, ES; Venturina, IT; Valkeakoski, FI; Copenhagen, DK; Krakow, PL; Arenzano, IT; Rome, IT; Ardeer, GB; Naples, IT; Glasgow, GB; Mareuil sur Ay, FR; Porto, PT; Lille, FR; Dijon, FR; Florence, IT; Evesham, GB; Cramlington, GB; Lisbon, PT; Horsens, DK; Seville, ES; Santiago De Chile, CL; Malmo, SE; American Canyon, US; Sarrebourg, FR; Milan, IT; Ledbury, GB; Paisley, GB; Hardenberg, NL; Toulouse, FR; Rheinbach, DE; Lyon, FR; Madrid, ES; Espoo, FI; Dijon, FR; Zele, BE; Poznan, PL; Dax, FR; Turin, IT; Zurich, CH; Bristol, GB; Heanor, GB; Sligo, IE; Wroclaw, PL; Bromborough, GB; Gdansk, PL; Munich, DE; Gent, BE; Cologne, DE; Swansea, GB; Istanbul, TR; Dumfries, GB; Izmir, TR; Chalon Sur Saone, FR; Ankara, TR; Kreuzlingen, CH; Zlotow, PL; Braga, PT; Froges, FR; Burgos, ES; Helsinki, FI; Frankfurt, DE; Prague, CZ; Lugo, IT; Winsford, GB; Winterbourne, GB; Lezo, ES; Burgdorf, CH; Dublin, IE; Birmingham, GB; Alcacer do Sal, PT; Prostejov, CZ; Bern, CH; Lodz, PL; Arad, RO; Saint Cesaire, CA; Barbezieux, FR; Philippsburg, DE; Selestat, FR; Zutphen, NL; Barcelona, ES; Montreuil Bellay, FR; Liverpool, GB; Mohammedia, MA; Cumbria, GB; Piatra Neamt, RO; South Africa, ZA; La Defense, FR; Brussels, BE; Novy Bydzov, CZ; Warmley, GB; Soliera, IT; Alzira, ES; Leominster, GB; Teningen, DE; Flint, GB; Zdzieszowice, PL; Worcester, GB; Steinfeld, DE; Bologna, IT.)

Job purpose and scope

You will lead the Dairy Product Development team and be accountable for the dairy product and project portfolio. As a business partner to the Meat & Dairy BU within the Global Protein Growth category, you will work across yoghurt, desserts, processed cheese, soft cheese and dairy specialties. You will partner with Sales to deliver market-ready innovations, drive cost reduction via raw-material optimisation, value engineering and simplification, and ensure continuity by qualifying alternatives and meeting regulatory and compliance needs. You will allocate resources and steer project execution to meet short-, medium- and long-term business priorities while managing internal and external partners with strong customer focus.

Key responsibilities

• Technical specification and portfolio management: own and prioritise the R&D project portfolio to support profitable growth through innovation, sustainability, simplification, compliance and cost-out; lead delivery of the R&D pipeline using the Stage-Gate process and meet committed timelines.
• Cross-functional collaboration: enable effective teamwork across multiple functions and sites, contribute to global Protein technical portfolio leverage and provide technical support for existing products.
• Deployment and governance: lead implementation of Global and BG R&D programmes, KPIs, processes and tools.
• Team and culture: lead, coach and develop a high-performing team; promote collaboration, innovation, safety and customer focus; drive process management and compliance.
• Intellectual property: manage IP strategy and confidentiality agreements; coordinate patent-filing with Legal to protect innovations.

Key challenges

Convert diverse customer needs into commercially viable packaging solutions and, where appropriate, decline non-viable requests. Build and lead cross-customer project teams to deliver impactful results across regions and cultures (e.g. end-to-end processes, raw-material simplification, business continuity planning and portfolio management). Balance competing short- and long-term priorities by allocating resources effectively and maintaining a strong results orientation.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Education: good scientific background, preferably a Master’s degree in chemistry, engineering, material science or equivalent.
• Experience: minimum 5 years of people leadership in a product development environment, preferably within a matrixed B2B organisation; project management experience in a matrix structure; experience in innovation and portfolio competitiveness management.
• Other: strong understanding of data analytics, proven customer engagement and stakeholder management; willingness to travel approximately 30% of the time (primarily in Europe).

Specific skills and abilities

• Strong project and resource management capability.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of market trends and customer dynamics.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking; comfortable in complex, global matrix organisations.

About Amcor

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across multiple materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Its product innovation and sustainability expertise addresses packaging challenges worldwide, offering flexible and rigid packaging, cartons and closures designed to be more sustainable, functional and appealing. Guided by the purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future, Amcor employs over 75,000 people across 400+ locations in more than 40 countries and generates approximately $23 billion in annualised sales. (NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC)

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Requisiti

Master’s degree in chemistry, engineering, material science or equivalent preferred; minimum 5 years of people leadership in product development (preferably in a matrixed B2B environment); project management in matrix organisations; experience in innovation and portfolio management; strong data analytics understanding; proven customer and stakeholder management; willingness to travel ~30% (mainly Europe).