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Manager, Global Product Innovation, Chocolate

Location: 

Lebbeke-Wieze, BE, 9280

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

We are looking for a Global Product Innovation Manager, Chocolate to lead the development of next-generation chocolate solutions that delight consumers, inspire customers, and drive business growth across global markets.

In this strategic R&D role, you will transform consumer trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies into differentiated, scalable chocolate innovations. You will work at the intersection of science, creativity, and commercial impact, bringing new concepts from idea to industrial implementation across our global manufacturing network.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Drive the global chocolate innovation roadmap, aligned with business and growth strategies.
  • Translate consumer and market trends such as health, sustainability, and premiumization into innovative product concepts.
  • Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation and formulation to pilot testing and global launch.
  • Develop and implement new chocolate technologies, ingredients, and processing solutions.
  • Ensure products are scalable, manufacturable, and compliant with quality and regulatory requirements.
  • Partner with global and regional customers to co-create innovative chocolate solutions.
  • Support commercial teams with technical expertise during customer presentations and innovation workshops.
  • Collaborate closely with R&D, Operations, Quality, Sourcing, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Build and share technical knowledge across the global R&D community, promoting best practices and capability development.

What You Bring

  • Master's degree or PhD in Food Science, Food Technology, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in product development, innovation, or R&D within the food industry.
  • Strong expertise in chocolate and/or cocoa, including ingredients, formulation, processing, and applications.
  • Commercial awareness and understanding of global market dynamics.
  • Ability to translate scientific insights into consumer-relevant and customer-focused solutions.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage.
  • Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 20%).

Who You Are

You are a consumer and customer-focused innovator with a passion for delivering impactful solutions. You thrive in cross-functional and multicultural environments, build strong partnerships, and combine technical excellence with an entrepreneurial mindset. You are curious, forward-thinking, and motivated to shape the future of chocolate.

What We Offer

You will join a global innovation team at the forefront of chocolate development, working on exciting projects with international customers and colleagues. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on products enjoyed by consumers around the world while advancing your career in a dynamic and innovation-driven environment.

Ready to create the next generation of chocolate innovations? We'd love to hear from you.

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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