Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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pladis operates in highly competitive, fast moving markets where it is essential to maintain and extend market share through profitable branded growth. Successful innovation through product development, continuous value improvement and consumer perceived quality superiority vs. the competition are critical.
This is a senior role responsible for leading the team to develop and deliver against an ambitious and transformational breakthrough product strategy that is aligned to the growth ambition and sustainability aspirations of the company.
The role requires an individual adept at multi-cultural cross-functional collaboration and who can work effectively with external partners to identify appropriate opportunities and drive development of innovative solutions, best practice approaches & systems and a high-performing matrix team.
The ideal candidate will have excellent core technical skills, and be able to understand the needs of the business, our consumers and customers to drive an exciting product agenda. You will be a self-starter, possess a drive for results with experience in a range of companies at various stages of growth. You will have a proven ability to upskill others, both technical and non-technical audiences.
pladis organization model is based on 8 regions with full accountability of their own P&L
A few global functions, supporting all regions, to leverage size, expertise and best practices. Among those functions stand Global R&D and Procurement.
Global R&D works hand in hand on many initiatives with partners in the other functions (both globally and within regions) to create strong competitive advantages for pladis including:
Specifically on Breakthrough product, this role we need to:
The position will report directly within R&D to the position of Director – Breakthrough Product. It is expected that the incumbent will work very closely with their counterparts in Global Growth and Supply Chain to effectively delivery the joint growth and transformation agenda and ensure balanced focus on the productivity and sustainability deliverables.
pladis works in highly competitive, fast moving markets where it is crucial to maintain and extend market share through profitable branded growth. It also has an exciting growth plan for emerging markets where offering the right value proposition is critical! Innovation through product development, continuous value improvement and consumer perceived Quality superiority versus competition are critical and key to delivering the business targets. This role will support in challenging and pushing the boundaries of conventional development to deliver differentiated product ideas.
The Head of Product Development Innovation in the Savoury category will be responsible for developing and delivering growth for pladis. They will manage high value global innovation projects in their category, delivering projects and products in line with our growth strategy and critical consumer demand spaces. They will influence the global growth strategic plan, working as cross-functional and cross-regional partners to develop product development strategies.
Key responsibilities include:
Breakthrough Innovation
Functional Excellence
Partnership excellence:
Execution excellence:
Business Excellence
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
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We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.