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Manager, Global Fats Expert

Location: 

Singapore, SG, 11

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 seeking a highly knowledgeable and innovative fats expert to lead the global fats portfolio and drive breakthrough product innovation within our cacao coatings and fillings business. This role serves as the technical expert on fats and oils, combining deep scientific expertise with strong project leadership to deliver impactful innovations across regions.

The successful candidate will collaborate with diverse teams globally to translate market and customer needs into differentiated ingredient solutions while ensuring the effective management and continuous advancement of the company's fats and oil portfolio.

 

Key Responsibilities

Manage global fats and oil portfolio and support product innovation across the global (60%)

  • Responsible for the fats portfolio across the global
  • Use the product expertise to support product innovation activities across the global
  • An experienced product expert in ingredients used in coating & filling, with a specific focus on fats
  • Good knowledge in confectionery fats formulation and application.
  • Good business acumen in global markets (such as APAC, WEU, NAM)
  • Good understanding of consumer and customer centric design of product innovation in a B2B business environment

 

Lead & deliver global projects on fats (40%)

  • Lead & deliver global innovation projects on fats on time in full
  • Engage cross-region and cross-functional teams to provide required support to deliver the global projects
  • Plan and manage required resources to deliver the innovation projects

 

About You:

  • Minimal university degree, preferable master or PhD degree, in the discipline of food science or chemistry, or equivalent.
  • Minimal 7-10 years of experience in a relevant role
  • Fluent in English. A second language is a plus.
  • Able to travel, estimated 10% of the time

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.

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