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Summary
This Ingredient R&D Consultant is an experienced professional with over 20 years of expertise in building and implementing R&D strategies and product pipelines for ingredients and branded consumer goods. They are known for international experience (IT, USA, CH, DE, NL) in director roles within Food R&D, innovation, product development, and quality. This Ingredient R&D Consultant demonstrates a strong ability to adapt to challenges, drive consumer-relevant solutions, and lead high-performing teams. They have a proven track record of exceeding business objectives through effective leadership, strategic execution, and innovation.
Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Innovation
- NPD/Superiority
- Quality Assurance
- Excellence in Execution
- Food Technology: Existing and Emerging
- Digital Solutions
- Sensory and Consumer Insights
- Leadership and Team Development
Relevant Accomplishments
- Managed NPD and Quality for 100+ products across Findus Retail and Food
- Service channels
- R&D and Quality representative in the Leadership Team
- Contact to Swiss authorities
- Liaison to European platform owners for new NPD
- Innovation ambassador for DACH
- Developed global Savoury S&T strategy, including Digital and Nutrition, for
- Global Nestlé Food division (10 billion CHF)
- Approver of long term Science projects lead by Nestlé Research team
- Project relevance increased by 83% with budget reduction of 5MCHF per year
- Key partner to Strategic Business Unit on the future of Food business
- Key stakeholders and proposer of new collaboration partnerships
- Established strategic projects pipeline to accelerate the digital journey in Food
- Identification of Taste and Aroma solutions across the all Savoury Food business aiming to deliver product superiority, IP/trade secrets, higher profitability (adoption rate of 93%)
- Introduction of more flexible WoW to increase adoption rate
- Strategic solution delivered for plant based key icons ensuring protection of 120 M Euro business
- Project Manager of highly sensitive project (CTO/CEO level reporting)
- Developed and implemented the commercial and technical strategy for Savoury/Snacks flavour business
- +56% project pipeline increase
- New plant based platform created from scratch for a value of 2.4 M CHF in 2016
- Successful implementation of 95% of innovation solution from science and technology department
- Direct supervision and management of strategic and risky project (24MCHF)
- Definition and execution of cost value plans delivering 1.6 MCHF savings
- Team redesigned and new structure implemented
- Developed and implemented cross category innovation and cost improvement pipelines for core categories like Heinz Beans, Heinz Soups, etc.
- Front end innovation program developed and delivered in collaboration with key suppliers bringing to 1.8 M euros additional business from innovation
- 1% profit increase built and implemented via superiority program for Heinz Beans
- Developed and implemented 3 years new product pipeline for frozen ready meals and Asia style condiments
- Identification of 0,8 M euros cost reduction opportunity
- Launch of a -50% sugar Heinz beans product at same product icon that regular one
- Launch of a new range of beans based meals
- Developed and launched multiple ranges of products for retail and FS
- Implemented QA systems at 5 co-packers (IT and US)
- Completed agronomic study of a new tomato variety in California
- Business development for FS leveraging frozen portfolio
Roles
- Head of Science and Technology
- Global Taste and Aroma Lead
- Director
- Head of Meals and Culinary Innovation
- Manager
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