Process Innovation Manager leading broth technology transformation projects at a global food company. Driving cross-functional innovation, sustainability, and cost efficiency in Barcelona.
Responsibilities
Drive broth-related technology transformation projects across the Broth platform, from early concept and feasibility through industrialization, ensuring alignment with category and platform strategies.
Scan global broth, extraction, processing, and formulation technologies to identify innovative, consumer-relevant solutions that enhance taste, nutrition, sustainability, cost efficiency, and competitiveness.
Translate business, nutritional, and regulatory requirements into clear technical concepts, process specifications, and development pathways, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
Lead cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Regulatory, Nutrition, Marketing, Operations, and external technology partners to ensure robust project execution and on-time delivery.
Develop, pilot, and validate new or optimized broth processes and product concepts, coordinating lab, pilot, and industrial trials to ensure performance, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
Manage external technology partners and suppliers, including technical qualification, documentation, trials, and knowledge transfer into the organization.
Ensure sustainability and naturality alignment by integrating clean-label principles, resource efficiency, waste reduction, and energy-optimized processes consistent with corporate sustainability ambitions.
Build and maintain broth technology knowledge bases and roadmaps, supporting standardization, capability building, and cross-regional knowledge sharing.
Identify and implement cost and complexity optimization opportunities through process innovation, yield improvement, formulation simplification, and technology leverage.
Act as the technical reference for Broth within the Technology Transformation Team, supporting capability development, best-practice deployment, and long-term platform competitiveness.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field
4–5 years of relevant professional experience in a technical or cross-functional environment
Strong project management skills, with experience coordinating multiple stakeholders (PMP mindset is a plus)
Ability to act as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams, translating complex concepts into clear and actionable insights
Experience working in cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and delivery of project objectives
Proficiency in SAP and advanced Excel
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a structured and solution-oriented approach
Fluent in English (C1 level required); Spanish is a plus.
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