Director, R&D - North Asia Food

Job Purpose and ImpactThe Director, R&D - North Asia Food will will lead and develop a team of technical service and application team based in China and Japan in Cargill Food Enterprise’s North Asia Group. In this role, you will cultivate a customer centric culture to develop solutions with deep understanding of customer needs. You will work with commercial system to improve the effectiveness of innovation process and ensure a focused and healthy innovation pipeline that supports short to longer term business needs. You will lead TS/Application team to upgrade category capabilities for new business opportunities and enhancing the competitiveness of technical solutions in North Asia Food business markets (China, Japan, and South Korea).Key Accountabilities Partner with commercial leaders (GTM, Category and Product Line, etc) in North Asia Food Group to implement customer segmentation strategy and lead the R&D team to develop and execute customer development plans for key accounts. Develop strong relationships with customers and coach TS team in strengthening customer connection and translating customer needs to technical solutions. Ensure balanced and differentiated technical support to core business, and build value added business by developing category capabilities and providing strategic advice to business leaders. Be on the leadership team of North Asia Food business, and develop business targets for R&D teams on annual basis that is aligned with NA’s Group AOP and long term growth plan. Manage R&D resource prioritization, people development, and talent management, including, training, budgeting, and compliant with applicable human resource regulations. Other duties as assignedQualificationsMinimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience Confirmed experience with ingredient technical services, applications or a similar discipline Minimum of eight years of related work experience, five years of supervisory experience Other minimum qualifications may applyPreferred Qualifications Doctorate degreePrior Beneficial Experiences Lead the application center, ensuring a safe working environment, food safety compliance, budget and resource management. Engage talents in R&D and cross functional team thru transformation in a global companyKEY BEHAVIORS Stay focus on what matters for business in a complex business environment Continuously improve existing capability and process in order to reach higher Be able to deal with ambiguity to address needs with agility and convictionSkills And Experiences To Be Gained Partner with regional business, Cargill’s innovation ecosystem and external stakeholders to identify and develop innovations and support business growth Lead a critical function in transformation of a global business and support the business growth with programs and cultural shift.