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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Front-End Innovation (FEI) within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sector, focusing on strategic leadership, innovation portfolio management, and the ability to drive scalable business impact through consumer insights and data-driven methodologies.
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Front-End Innovation (FEI) ExpertiseStrategic Leadership in CPGInnovation Portfolio ManagementPeople Leadership and CoachingDigital and AI-Enabled Innovation
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Hard Skills
Innovation MethodologiesStage-Gating GovernanceConsumer Proposition DevelopmentOpportunity FramingTerritory DevelopmentBudget ManagementData AnalyticsGenerative AIMarket AnalysisConsumer Insights
Soft Skills
Strategic StorytellingCommunication SkillsStakeholder AlignmentConstructive ChallengeAgile Mindset
Industry Keywords
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)Food IndustryInnovation EcosystemsMarket ShiftsEmerging Technologies
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Build and steer a portfolio of opportunity spaces, innovation territories and validated concepts aligned with business priorities
- Guide opportunities from exploration through concept validation into the Idea-to-Launch pipeline and multi-region launches
- Define Front-End Innovation priorities and roadmaps
- Establish governance, lead portfolio reviews, and manage budgets, resources and investment choices
- Mobilize Strategic Business Units, Zone, Market, R&D, CMIA and relevant functions around shared priorities and evidence-based decisions
- Lead strategic projects and contribute to opportunity framing, territory development, ideation, concept creation and critical project decisions
- Lead, coach and develop the FEI team
- Strengthen innovation capabilities, methodologies and ways of working
- Foster an agile, entrepreneurial culture
Requirements
What you’ll need- Extensive track record of identifying growth opportunities, translating them into consumer propositions, and delivering business impact through scalable innovation
- Strategic and operational innovation leadership within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), preferably the food industry
- Experience shaping innovation portfolios and roadmaps
- Hands-on Front-End Innovation (FEI) expertise leading opportunities end-to-end
- Strong command of FEI methodologies, governance and stage-gating
- Experience across R&D, commercial, operations, finance and consumer insight functions
- Ability to prioritize across multiple horizons, categories and stakeholders
- Ability to align senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and turn ambiguity into action
- People leadership and coaching capability; experience building high-performing teams and developing talent
- External orientation and curiosity regarding consumer trends, market shifts, emerging technologies and innovation ecosystems
- Digital, data-driven and AI-enabled innovation experience, including consumer signals, analytics and Generative AI
- Strategic storytelling and communication skills
- Fluent English required; German or another relevant language is an advantage
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual development meetings with your manager
- Individual onboarding plan
- 30 days of vacation
- Bike leasing program for a bicycle or e-bike