Research, innovation & development platform director kiri _boursin_ooh (w/m)

Bel est un acteur majeur de l'alimentation à travers des portions de bien manger laitières, fruitières ou végétales, et l'un des leaders mondiaux du secteur des fromages de marque. Son portefeuille de produits différenciés et d'envergure internationale tels que La Vache qui rit®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin®, Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® ou GoGo squeeZ®, ainsi qu'une trentaine d'autres marques locales, lui ont permis de réaliser en 2024 un chiffre d'affaires de 3,74 milliards d'euros.

Vous souhaitez rejoindre une entreprise dotée de marques fortes, qui place le consommateur et la responsabilité au cœur de ses décisions ? Bel est fait pour vous !

Vous êtes audacieux, pragmatique et déterminé ? Vous souhaitez contribuer à la transformation d’un groupe agroalimentaire international ? Alors venez mesurer l’impact de votre talent et de votre énergie sur la réalisation d’un projet d’entreprise ambitieux et durable !

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LOCATION & STARTING DATE

Suresnes - France

With frequent international trips to markets and factories

Permanent job contract, available as soon as possible

MISSION & RESPONSABILITIES

The RID team works together with the Brands teams, Operations, Finance, Quality… to identify the trends and transform them into relevant projects that will drive the sustainable and profitable growth of the company. Together, you will capture the signals from the stakeholders (scientists, experts, competitors, markets, consumers, communities), turn them into decisive projects for the business and deliver the financials and extra-financials KPIs with preferred consumers experiences and compliant products and packaging.

Reporting hierarchically to the VP Group Research, Innovation and Development, you will be in charge of defining and developing the innovation / renovation / CSR strategy for your portfolio of brands and channels.

Accountability

1. Lead, direct, and inspire the Kiri, Boursin & OOH teams
2. Define the inno/reno/CSR roadmap with your key stakeholders
3. Manage the portfolio of projects to win in market with the relevant KPIs (inno NS, productivity, CSR…) and lead the decision-making process (CODEV Brands & OOH)
4. Identify and mobilize the required resources to deliver on time, in full
5. Manage and grow people, fostering a culture of openness, learning, experimentation, and diversity, equality and inclusion.
6. Contribute to Research, Innovation and Development strategy for the company thanks to your participation in RID Management Committee

Responsibilities

7. Drive execution excellence by adhering to set plans and making necessary trade-offs to fulfill both short-term and long-term commitments
8. Ensure prioritization and resources allocation, aligned with the business strategy to maximize global impact
9. Mobilize cross platforms resources (Packaging excellence center, Research, pilots & labs…) to support your deliverables
10. Build up the skills of a team made up of around twenty people spread over 4 different geographic areas in charge of driving and landing the innovation, renovation CSR projects for products and packaging
11. Drive engagement to achieve results
12. Manage your budget (overhead, CAPEX, OPEX)

PROFILE

Required skills to perform in the job:

13. Ability to shape a strategy with key stakeholders
14. Great communication and influence skills to drive collaboratively your agenda
15. Pragmatism, agility, simplicity to work in an efficient mode
16. Team leadership to grow, engage and transform
17. Commitment to deliver results engaging all stakeholders (marketing, sales, supply chain, procurement, quality, finance…)
18. Strong business acumen (finance, end to end innovation/renovation/cost saving process)
19. Action and decision oriented

Required background and/or level of professional experience:

20. Advance degree in Food Technology or Food Science, know how on Dairy Industry is a plus
21. 15 years’ minimum experience in an FMCG company
22. Experience in management (transversal or hierarchic) in a multi-cultural environment.
23. Technical know-how from development to production (product, process and pack).
24. User oriented (user tests, sensory tools, design thinking, …)
25. Fluent English

Dans le cadre de l'application de notre certification douanière (OEA), un extrait de casier judiciaire (bulletin n°3) pourra être demandé.