TH Product Development Manager

Reckitt Benckiser (Thailand) Limited (Chon Buri)

Chon Buri

Chonburi, Thailand

Our brands fall into three categories: Hygiene, Health and Nutrition. Each is in a unique position to make a difference in the world. Together, they protect, heal and nurture individuals, families and communities, to live cleaner and healthier lives through our products and educational initiatives. Every moment of every day our products are used by generations of families that have grown up with Reckitt products. Our unrivalled range provides health, hygiene and nutrition for people in 200 countries around the world. Each of our products is a leader in its category helping protect, heal and nurture people. We’re making a real difference to lives everywhere. All of our world class brands share these three simple goals. With a wealth of expertise and innovation behind every product, people trust Reckitt brands to help them enjoy a cleaner, healthier life.

About this position

The TH Product Development Manager is responsible for the technical management of innovation projects in the Asean and South Asia markets, leading a team and ensuring compliance in product development.

Responsibilities

• Generate and translate product concepts to technically feasible and consumer-relevant products using information from various products testing during all phases of product development.
• Applies expertise of ingredient functionality, interactions and other fundamental food science principles for optimum product design.
• Applies knowledge of nutritional and medical science and understands implications to product design.
• Demonstrates ability to integrate various unit operations to overall product functionality for scale-up to manufacturing.
• Effectively manages elements of intellectual property of formulations.
• Utilizes structured process of analysis, design, contingency planning and resolution of product development problems.
• Effectively communicates technical topics to various audiences to influence decisions.
• Effectively utilizes networking relationships with internal R&D staff and suppliers to acquire other technical knowledge and expertise.
• Utilizes all pertinent regulatory guidelines in all aspects of product formulation to ensure legal compliance and product safety.
• Implements adherence to GMP, FDA and local regulatory requirements.
• Implements adherence of employee safety in the workplace including compliance with legal, corporate safety, and environmental guidelines.
• Lead effectively project in a technical team or in cross-functional teams.
• Generate efficient and effective project budget and participate in periodic reviews.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition or related discipline. Master’s degree/PhD is an advantage (not a requirement).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a product development environment with at least 2 years of experience in managing a team of product development scientists.
• Proven leadership, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, focusing on influencing outcomes through persuasion and impact rather than formal reporting line accountability.
• Proven interaction with external customers in order to identify and understand internal and external customer needs.
• Successfully led product innovation from ideation to commercialisation.