Job Description

Key Responsibilities

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Lead innovation strategy across seasonings, flavours, culinary solutions, functional ingredients, bakery, dairy, beverage and future food categories.

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Build and manage innovation pipeline, balancing customer driven developments with internally generated innovation platforms.

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Lead formulation and development of differentiated products that meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements and commercial objectives.

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Develop proprietary technologies, formulations and technical know how that strengthen company's intellectual property.

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Develop technical collaborations with research institutions, universities, ingredient suppliers and other strategic technology partners to strengthen innovation capability and accelerate the commercialization of current products.

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Establish laboratories, application facilities, technical systems and innovation processes to support future growth.

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Develop technical collaborations with research institutions,



ingredient suppliers and strategic technology partners to strengthen company's innovation capability and accelerate product development.

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Identify emerging ingredient technologies, consumer trends and global innovation opportunities, translating them into commercially viable solutions.

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Drive structured project management across multiple innovation projects, ensuring delivery against timelines, cost targets and business priorities.

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Partner closely with Procurement to evaluate new raw materials, alternate ingredients and supplier technologies that improve innovation, quality and cost competitiveness.

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Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Commercial and Flavour Creation teams to ensure seamless product development and successful market launches.

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Lead technical interactions with key customers, supporting ideation workshops, technical presentations.

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Strengthen regulatory compliance, technical documentation and knowledge management across all development activities.

📌 Head Research and Development (New South Wales)
🏢 BEMCON ENGINEERING PRIVATE
📍 New South Wales