The Company

The leading agrifood organisation is entering an exciting phase of investment, with a solid focus on innovation-led growth, portfolio expansion, and capability enhancement across product development. With strong support and significant investment behind the innovation agenda, this is an opportunity to influence the future direction of a market-leading business.

The Role

The R&D; Manager will hold accountability for the end-to-end innovation pipeline, from concept development through to commercialisation.

Key responsibilities include:
Developing and executing the innovation and product development strategy aligned to business growth objectives
Leading the end-to-end NPD and product renovation pipeline from concept through to commercial launch
Managing cross-functional project teams across Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Marketing, and Commercial functions
Identifying emerging consumer, market, and technology trends to drive future growth opportunities
Leading product optimisation, cost reduction, and value engineering initiatives
Managing external partnerships with ingredient suppliers, research institutions, and industry bodies
Building capability and leadership across the R&D; function
Managing R&D; budgets,



project prioritisation, and resource allocation
Ensuring all products meet regulatory, food safety, quality, and customer requirements

Your Background

To be considered for this role, you will bring:
Extensiveexperience within R&D;, Innovation or Product Development food, agricultural, or FMCG environments
Proven success delivering commercially successful innovation programs and product launches
Experience working across complex stakeholder groups including Operations, Sales, Marketing, Quality, and Supply Chain
Commercial acumen with the ability to balance innovation, customer expectations, and business outcomes
Solid project management capabilities with experience managing multiple concurrent development programs
A collaborative and influential leadership style with the ability to drive outcomes across the organisation

What’s on Offer
Chance to lead R&D; of a division of a significant agrifood businesses
Strong investment in product development, capability building, and future growth initiatives
Full ownership of the R&D; function with direct influence on the division’s long-term innovation strategy
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