Sr. R&D Operations Manager Nutrition Americas

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​Research & Development​

In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. 

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

ROLE PROFILE

Reports to: R&D Operations Director Nutrition

Net Revenue of Business: £2.4 Billion

No of Direct Reports: Up to 5 | No of Indirect Reports: Up to 25

SUMMARY

 

R&D Operations is the R&D function responsible for products once they are launched on the market. The teams are based around the globe, working closely with R&D category development teams, supply, procurement, and commercial teams to deliver projects to protect the existing business in addition to increasing the profitability of our products through cost saving programs. 

 

The role of the Senior R&D Operations Manager is to maintain a complex portfolio of infant and child nutrition products on a global scale. Following key departmental objectives of safety, quality, service and margin, the role is responsible for managing multiple teams (sometimes remote) to deliver a varied set of projects and activities aligned with the relevant business, regulatory and supply strategies. The senior manager is responsible for driving best in class delivery across the group and defining strategy for relevant areas of responsibility in alignment with senior stakeholders. The job is dynamic and complex, and the challenges you will face will give you the possibility to develop quickly, laying a solid foundation for your future career.

SCOPE / DIMENSIONS OF ROLE

 

•    Lead and manage one or more R&D teams across the Americas, sometimes remotely. Accountable for providing R&D leadership to the infant and child nutrition portfolio to protect the existing business through the delivery of compliance programs and supply service maintenance as well as implementation of cost saving initiatives to increase the profitability. 
•    Build key business relationships with senior stakeholders in the safety, quality and compliance, regulatory, supply, procurement and commercial teams and wider R&D matrix including R&D category and nutritional science.
•    Contribute to the development of a compelling strategy for the R&D Operations organization that is in full support of the overall brand and business objectives.
•    Strong partner with other parts of R&D Operations and rest of R&D to drive process improvements, best practise sharing and talent development
•    Go to person for senior stakeholders for operations in your area of accoutability 

RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

Provide Strategic direction to the team in order to:
•    Provide leadership, coaching and development to your team.
•    Develop and drive vision and strategy in alignment with business partners and targets.    
•    Lead development of new ways of working to improve efficiency & quality of department output and overall organization performance.
•    Identify and recommend key strategic opportunities within own area of responsibility and share opportunities across the R&D Operations group.
•    Develop and lead the team, ensuring sufficient resource availability and by empowering and supporting the team. Lead recruitment for your team and support the wider team in recruitment. Continually develop team’s technical capabilities.
•    Lead the delivery of facility improvements, namely: offices and laboratories. Ensuring that a professional and compliant working environment is provided for the teams and that all areas are audit ready. 
•    Ensure that facili