Teams at pladis Global

Supports breakthrough food product innovation from technical concept through prototype, pilot, and factory trials. Develops scalable processes, product architectures, specifications, and technical solutions while applying scientific methods, ingredient and product characterization, texture and rheology analysis, and data interpretation. Collaborates with global innovation, engineering, product development, marketing, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to meet quality, cost, timing, sustainability, and productivity objectives. Ensures GMP compliance, project documentation, technical gates, and effective handover to regional product development teams.

Leads global breakthrough product innovation across indulgence and next-generation kids categories. Develops long-term innovation and technology roadmaps, manages technically complex product development projects, and guides commercialization. Builds cross-functional, regional, supplier, and external technology partnerships while leading scientists and engineers. Oversees technical governance, risk management, NPD gating, quality standards, cost-saving initiatives, budgets, and capability development to deliver growth, productivity, sustainability, and differentiated products.

Lead cocoa and chocolate research, developing innovative and sustainable materials, blends, extenders, substitutes, and products for confectionery and baked applications. Own prototyping, bench and pilot trials, factory scale-up, technical validation, and solutions to product challenges. Build cocoa processing expertise, identify patentable opportunities, support sourcing strategies, and collaborate with procurement, suppliers, sensory, marketing, quality, supply chain, and operations teams.