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About the Role

As an R&D Product Development Lead in Foods ANZ, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the Nutrition R&D program in ANZ, managing iconic brands. Located in Sydney, you will be co-located with the Packaging Development team and report to the Head of R&D Foods. This role is crucial for deploying innovation, ensuring product and processing excellence, and supporting manufacturing and APAC functions.

Responsibilities

Key R&D member of the ANZ Foods team to deliver the program.
Drive deployment of innovation and optimization projects on time and in full with functional excellence.
Deliver technical solutions, conduct risk assessments, and perform robust validation.
Ensure innovation deployment processes align with project objectives and factory operational requirements.
Provide technical support to other countries within the APAC cluster.
Manage relevant data in systems, including specification development and PIRDs.
Input into the artwork development process.
Support Gross Margin actions for Foods in ANZ, including proposal development and execution.
Ensure product safety and compliance in all markets.
Engage with consumers and trade partners about our science and technology.
Ensure claims are compliant with local regulatory requirements and supported by necessary documentation.
Maximize the use of available information through digital channels to support claims.
Accelerate digitally enabled delivery and working practices adoption.
Ensure lean, agile organization setup to deliver the required program.
Unlock an entrepreneurial growth mindset and agile way of working.
Stay close to product development within Business Groups (BGs) to ensure access to superior products.
Drive simplification and alignment with BG design using a 'lift and shift' mentality.
Prioritize consumer needs in all activities.

Requirements

Experienced in product development and deployment, ideally in Food products.
Experience in claims and maximizing the impact of science and technology in market.
Confident in creating science communications for external use.
Experience in product development with a good understanding of processing.
Experience in project leadership, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
Effective in managing external partners and working with virtual project teams.
High technical proficiency and insight to provide technical solutions on product development and optimization.
Possess problem-solving and strategy-building skills.
Excellent advocate and communicator of Science and Technology.
Confidence to engage externally with customers and influencers.
Capability to engage with digital tools to enhance communication efficiency.
Passion and understanding of using digital tools to apply an entrepreneurial approach.
Deliver step-change to ways of working.

Skills

Product Development
Product Deployment
Food Products
Claims Management
Science Communication
Processing
Project Leadership
Risk Management
Stakeholder Engagement
External Partner Management
Virtual Team Collaboration
Technical Proficiency
Problem Solving
Strategy Building
Digital Tools
Entrepreneurial Approach

Location

North Rocks, Sydney

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Experienced

Education Level

Food Science / Engineering related qualification and/or relevant experience within R&D

Benefits

Amazing discounts on external company products
Attractive employee referral reward program

About the Company

The One Unilever markets cluster will have its own, standalone, R&D organisation set up with the category & functional expertise across the markets to enable the deployment of innovation, 5S, UBS and sustainability programs.
This role is part of the new APAC 1UL R&D Organisation.
Unilever's culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable.
Join a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success.
Be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally.
Unilever is one of the world's most admired employers.
We provide an environment where individuals can achieve their goals, both professionally and personally.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey.
Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities.
This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities.
At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you!
We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.