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Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

R&D Manager Emulsões

Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBlumenau, State of Santa Catarina, BrazilNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed bachelor's degree or equivalent graduation in Food Technology, Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, or a related technical field.
  • At least 8 years of experience leading research and development.
  • Advanced English proficiency.
  • Basic Spanish proficiency.
  • Experience leading and developing teams.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage complex portfolios while balancing short- and long-term priorities.
  • Strong influence and cross-functional leadership skills, including interaction with senior and nontechnical stakeholders.
  • Experience in problem solving and data-based decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and prioritize the short-, medium-, and long-term research and development portfolio for the Emulsions and Vegetables categories, including innovation, renovation, environmental, social, and governance initiatives, value engineering, and supply security.
  • Define and lead the categories' technical agenda, translating business challenges and opportunities into roadmaps, projects, and product solutions.
  • Ensure excellent pipeline execution, including technical quality, speed, risk management, and achievement of timelines, resources, and objectives.
  • Serve as the primary technical reference for Emulsions, connecting local needs with Global R&D experts and programs and identifying opportunities to apply new technologies and best practices.
  • Lead value engineering and cost-optimization initiatives to create value without compromising quality, food safety, consumer experience, or brand integrity.
  • Lead technical supply-security strategies, including qualification of new suppliers, raw materials, and critical ingredients, strengthening business resilience and continuity.
  • Ensure new products, reformulations, and technical changes comply with applicable legislation, company guidelines, quality and food-safety requirements, and consumer expectations.
  • Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team, promoting autonomy, collaboration, technical development, and stronger R&D capabilities.
  • Manage area resources, including people, laboratory, assets, training, and investments required to execute the strategy.
  • Build and manage the budget for the categories under responsibility and the R&D laboratory, maintaining financial discipline and appropriate resource prioritization.
  • Provide strong cross-functional leadership, influencing and collaborating with Marketing, Category, Consumer Insights, Procurement, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and other stakeholders.
  • Develop and strengthen the external innovation ecosystem by building strategic partnerships with suppliers, universities, research institutes, laboratories, and technology partners.

About the Company

Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Kraft Heinz makes packaged foods and drinks for households, restaurants and other foodservice operators around the world. Its portfolio includes Heinz ketchup and spans sauces, cheese, ready meals, coffee and refrigerated foods. The company develops recipes, manufactures products in its factories and works with outside producers to supply different markets. It earns revenue by selling through grocery chains, wholesalers, online retailers and distributors that serve commercial kitchens. With operating roots in Heinz's 1869 business and its combined group formed by a 2015 merger, it is co-headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1869

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