Overview
- Innovation should not be part of someone’s job. It should be a fulltime resource & commitment to step change foresight planning, consumer centricity, speed & quality of innovations.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership :
Proactive foresight & planning to take advantage of new innovation opportunities.Portfolio Strategy & Demand Space mappingInnovation framework – Platform architecture, Consumer Taste profiles, key trend captures, competitor monitoring, 4F Innovation principles, Innovation Council alignment.Innovation Output :
Innovation Pipeline ownership – lift & scale / create – product expo, workshops, global / sector connects.Cross functional lead for Innovation projects across regional, sector & global teamsInnovation beyond product – packaging, channel, experienceBuilding Innovation Culture :
Elevating quality & speed of NPD across the regionEmbedding agile innovation mindset & new ways of working across Asia BU & MU teamsQualifications
Critical Experiences :
Bangkok, Thailand as our Regional HQ for Asia Bev is a preferred location for this roleStrong experience in stakeholder management, influencing senior management and vision setting.Impeccable track record in end-to-end innovation with long term sustainable successStrategic Capability – multi brand & market portfolio planning, actionable insights, data mining, trend capturing & deployment.Innovation expertise – strong experience in leading large-scale end to end innovation projects.Design Thinking – demonstrates ability to redesign processes, workflows to unlock speed to market, quality of output & white space innovation successes.Commercial Acumen – different business models, size of prize, building business cases.Capability Building – coaching, mentoring & development of innovation skillset & culture across the region.Differentiating Competencies Required :
Stakeholder Management – strong influencer & leader across all levels of management & stakeholdersAbility to Operate at different altitudes – from long term strategic vision setting to detailed project milestonesProactive, self starter – highly resourceful, sees opportunities & jumps on themCurious & Consumer Centric – always has consumer lens & cross cultural intuitionAgile & comfortable with navigating ambiguity – track record of creating something from ‘nothing’