Company Description
Oleo-Fats, Incorporated is recognized as a market leader in specialty fats, oils, and ingredients for the domestic and international food industry. The company focuses on combining strong technical product expertise, research and development capabilities, and efficient production processes to serve evolving customer needs. Oleo-Fats is dedicated to delivering tasteful, customized solutions that support food manufacturers in creating differentiated products. Team members collaborate closely with customers and internal experts to develop innovative, high-quality ingredients that meet industry standards and consumer expectations.
Role Description
- Core Responsibility: Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept and formulation to commercialization, ensuring alignment with market, regulatory, and quality requirements.
- Project & Team Management: Oversee R&D projects, manage timelines and resources for new and improved products, and coordinate with cross-functional teams (production, quality, sales, and marketing).
- Strategy & Innovation: Conduct market and technical research, analyze consumer trends, and translate insights into actionable product strategies and innovation pipelines.
- Client & Commercial Support: Support key customer accounts, present technical product solutions, and monitor post-launch product performance.
- Process Optimization: Continuously drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and product quality.
Qualifications
- Strong Analytical Skills, including data interpretation, problem-solving, and decision-making for product and market insights.
- Proficiency in Market Research to assess customer needs, industry trends, competitor activity, and new product opportunities.
- 8+ years in B2B food product development, with 3+ years in a team lead or managerial capacity.
- Extensive experience in Research and Development (R&D), particularly in fats, oils, ingredients, or food science, including formulation and testing.
- Proven Product Management capabilities covering product lifecycle planning, portfolio management, and cross-functional project leadership.
- Sales-related skills for collaborating with commercial teams, supporting customer presentations, and aligning product solutions with business targets.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Background in the food manufacturing or ingredients industry, preferably with specialty fats and oils.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across technical and commercial teams.
- Experience leading teams or projects, with a track record of delivering innovation and continuous improvement.
- Ability to work on-site in Quezon City and adapt to a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
