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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Coffee Research and Development, including Agronomy, Sensory Science, and Product Experience, while effectively leading multidisciplinary teams and shaping strategic partnerships to drive innovation and excellence in the coffee sector.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Coffee Research And DevelopmentSensory ScienceLeadership In FMCGStrategic ThinkingStakeholder Influence
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Hard Skills
AgronomyGreen CoffeeTransformationRoastingExtractionProduct ExperienceCoffee Excellence PrinciplesTechnology RoadmapsInvestment PrioritiesPortfolio Management
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationCollaborationCommercial CourageContinuous LearningPerformance Management
Industry Keywords
Coffee InnovationB2C PlatformsB2B PlatformsStrategic PartnershipsConsumer ExperienceThought Leadership
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Set the global Coffee R&D vision and strategy
- Translate strategy into technology roadmaps, investment priorities, and portfolio choices
- Mobilise the Nestlé coffee R&D network across plant science, agronomy, transformation, roasting, and sensory
- Shape the coffee innovation portfolio across B2C and B2B platforms
- Define coffee and sensory excellence principles and protect the consumer coffee experience
- Forge strategic partnerships to accelerate scientific breakthroughs
- Build and lead a multidisciplinary Coffee and Sensory organisation
- Develop talent, capabilities, and accountability to deliver at scale
- Embed coffee excellence throughout Nespresso
- Serve as Nespresso’s highest coffee authority externally across industry, academia, media, and thought leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- Demonstrated end-to-end expertise in coffee research and development, covering origin, agronomy, green coffee, transformation, roasting, extraction, sensory science, and product experience
- Multiple leadership roles in the coffee and FMCG sectors
- Visionary and strategic thinking connecting emerging science, consumer needs, and business opportunities
- Strong record of turning science and technology into distinctive, premium experiences and scalable commercial outcomes
- Experience leading world-class specialists through purpose, trust, and clarity
- Enterprise influence and strategic judgement
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluency in English
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Commercial courage to prioritize investment, challenge established thinking, manage trade-offs, and stop low-value work
- Collaboration, courage, speed, continuous learning, performance, respect, and care
Benefits
Comp & perks- Reasonable accommodation available during hiring
- Fully accessible workplaces
- Strong safety culture with modern installations and procedures
- Confidential handling of application information