Global Head of Product Innovation
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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Context and role purpose
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.
This role operates in a highly complex, fast‑moving global environment, requiring close collaboration with multiple regions and functions. The incumbent must demonstrate resilience, persistence and learning agility to influence, co‑create and deliver breakthrough innovation amid ambiguity, challenge and evolving requirements.
pladis organization model is based on 8 regions with full accountability of their own P&L
- Global
- UK & Ireland
- Europe & Developing Markets (EDM)
- Turkey, Central Asia (TURCA)
- Middle East, North Africa, India (MENAI)
- North America (Nam)
- Asia pacific (APAC)
- Godiva (Global)
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...