Global Future Creations Manager Job
Can you take innovation across Arla Foods to the next level? In Arla Strategic Innovation Center (ASIC) we strive to deliver value added products through radical and incremental innovation. Our aim is to lead the innovation agenda within the dairy industry and develop products that meet the needs of consumers around the world. Take the challenge to join a new organisation in rapid growth and have a stimulating career in an innovative and creative environment.
The Food Design Platform is a team within ASIC, and you will have a key role in this brand new organisation. We work with new concepts and food forms across categories on a long-term horizon. When fully staffed, the Food Design Platform will be a cross-functional team of 15 people and encompass business, consumer, sensory and food formulation skills on locations in Aarhus, Denmark and Stockholm, Sweden.
Turn our consumers’ needs into innovative, profitable products
Your prime focus will be to identify new business opportunities and boost innovation across Arla Foods on a global scale. You will initiate, drive and facilitate Global Future Creations projects on cross-category concepts. The break-through concepts and products will be based on consumer needs and demands. In this way, you will secure relevant and differentiated products and services with a documented sales potential. This job will give you a unique chance to influence the innovation strategy in a challenging area on the global market. You can look forward to creating a strong network across the organisation, being a true partner to our external and internal stakeholders.
Business degree and a keen eye for consumer needs
You hold a Master’s degree in Business Economics, Marketing or a comparable discipline. Your CV reflects heavy experience of successful new concept generation and business development based on consumer needs. You have developed excellent skills of interpreting market research and translating it into insights. Moreover, you have a track record of ensuring profitable implementation of ideas and solutions. Preferably, you have worked in the FMCG industry and have developed a deep passion for innovation and profound knowledge of how to be ahead of consumer demands. You are used to operating in an international market, and you have already been using your project management skills for some years. Besides, your personal attitude is curious and extrovert, and you sell your ideas in a persuasive and convincing manner. You possess a good portion of persistency and self-reliance as well as excellent communication skills. Lastly, you are proficient in English, and if you are familiar with one of the Scandinavian languages as well, it will be a plus.
Application and contact
Send your application via Monster no later than 9 April 2012 and include ”540212” in the subject field. For additional information, please call Senior Director, Carola Edsman at +46 706673286. Please state in your application where you have seen the advertisement.