Location: Singapore
Role Type: Individual Contributor
Please note: This role is not a fully remote position. The selected candidate will need to be based in Singapore and follow our hybrid work setup3 days onsite and 2 days working from home each week. This is an Individual Contributor position.
As a
Manager, Product Development, you will lead technical projects and product development initiatives for Coca-Cola's portfolio in multiple categories. You'll manage projects from concept to commercialization, translating global strategies into products tailored to regional tastes, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing capabilities. Working closely with cross-functional teams and global technical networks, you'll help deliver competitive, disruptive, and consumer-led solutions that support the business priorities.
What You'll Do
Key areas of focus of this role can be summarized as follows:
- Lead Product Development End-to-End Manage formulation, sensory evaluation, pilot trials, and scale-up in collaboration with marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain teams, and global R&D networks.
- Integrate Digital & Global Insights Use digital tools, data, and global learnings to refine concepts and accelerate market readiness.
- Localize Innovation Adapt global technical platforms into products that resonate with local consumers, meet cost targets, and comply with regulations.
- Collaborate Across Functions Partner with Marketing, Quality, Procurement, SRA, and Commercialization to ensure flawless execution and market fit.
- Ensure Quality & Regulatory Compliance Anticipate and mitigate risks in stability, sensory experience, allergens, shelf-life, and microbial safety.
- Leverage External Ecosystems Work with suppliers, startups, and ingredient innovators to bring new technologies and solutions into products.
- Grow Capability Transfer knowledge on formulation and technical processes to junior colleagues and foster an inclusive, collaborative mindset.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field.
- 46 years in product development for beverages/food,
- 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.
- Fluent in English; regional languages a plus.
- Regional travel up to 20%.
Desired Skills
- Technical depth in formulation, processing, and packaging for nutrition-focused beverages.
- Ability to turn consumer insights into technically feasible product ideas.
- Effective stakeholder engagement and clear communication.
- Strong project management in dynamic conditions.
- Regulatory awareness for nutrition products in ASEAN/APAC.
- Creative, agile problem-solving mindset.
Why Join Us
- Make an Impact: Bring new nutrition products to life across diverse APAC markets.
- Learn Globally, Execute Locally: Access Coca-Cola's worldwide technical expertise and adapt innovations for local relevance.
- Work Digitally-Forward: Apply modern tools for faster development and smarter decision-making.
- Collaborate Wide & Deep: Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem players to spark disruptive and competitive innovation.
- Grow Your Skillset: Build your technical capabilities in one of Coca-Cola's key regional innovation hubs.
What can help you to be successful in the role
Growth Behavior
- Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
- Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
- Commercially Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
- Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
- Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and at a fast pace.
- Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
Leadership Behavior
- Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders
- Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others development to achieve their full potential.
- Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.
What We Can Do For You
- Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
- International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.
Skills
Chemistry; Product Development; Leadership; Continual Improvement Process; Environmental Science; Researching; Microbiology; Food Sciences; Waterfall Model; Food Technology; Communication; Laboratory Testing; Data Compilation; Quality Control (QC); Green Solutions; Food Safety Management; Sensory Testing
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:15
Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
