Manager, Product, GDI

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Job Purpose Summary

As a Manager, Product Development, you will lead the execution of complex and diverse product development initiatives to accelerate bottom- and top-line growth, bringing concepts to life through advanced formulation, testing, and commercialization. You will drive local and regional projects in close partnership with cross-functional teams, applying deep technical expertise, market insights, and digital tools to ensure products meet consumer expectations, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing realities. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role for a seasoned problem-solver who thrives on technical ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering high-impact beverage innovations.

What You'll Do

• Product Design - Work as part of functional team to align on objective (new product launch, superiority, tax and regulation, productivity) and success criteria.

• Create Prototypes & Formulations - Develop lab-scale recipes driven by consumer insights and technical/supply chain requirements, following GMP and company protocols. Incorporate local insights, new ingredients, and regulatory needs into final product design.

• Test, Learn, Improve - Conduct sensory, analytical, and shelf-life testing together with the Micro and stability teams; use data and basic statistics to guide optimization.

• Scale Up for Market - Lead support from GDI for pilot and commercial production trials, ensuring processes and packaging compatibility.

• Collaborate Broadly - Partner with Marketing, SRA, Supply Chain, Packaging, and Quality for seamless delivery; connect with global technical experts to import best practices.

• Maintain Excellence - Over the full process, keep lab equipment in top condition; follow safety, compliance, and documentation standards.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's/Master's in Food Science, Chemistry, Nutrition, Chemical Engineering, or similar.

• 4-6 years in product development for beverages/food

• English Proficiency is a must. Portuguese a plus.

• Strong technical understanding of ingredient functionality within beverage systems.

• Experience managing multiple projects from ideation to launch in fast-paced environments.

• Familiarity with sensory evaluation, consumer testing, and data interpretation for decision-making.

• Ability to

  • Think end-to-end across initiatives and influences priorities aligned with strategy.
  • Apply and influence with insights from consumer and competitor.
  • Drive original thinking and develops novel concepts with clear business value.
  • Apply solid technical expertise to deliver high-quality work independently.
  • Solve complex, ambiguous problems and anticipates downstream impacts.
  • Coach and support others, sharing expertise and constructive feedback.
  • Make timely decisions within scope, balancing speed, and quality, and in consideration of interdependence of other priorities.

• Regional travel up to 10-15%.

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Skills:
**Product Development; Chemistry; Leadership; Continual Improvement Process; Environmental Science; Sensory Processing; Researching; Microbiology Laboratory; Food Sciences; Waterfall Model; Food Technology; Communication; Laboratory Testing; Data Compilation; Quality Control (QC); Green Solutions; Food Safety Management

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:15
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