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R&D Operational Europe

Madrid Permanente Ver descripción del puesto
Reporting to the R&D Director, the mission for this position is to lead and coordinate the execution of R&D operational tasks and strategic initiatives across all Business Units within the Group in Europe.

Added 18/05/2026

  • Leader FMCG multinational company
  • Standardization of processes and procedures

¿Dónde vas a trabajar?

Multinational food company with a strong focus on operational excellence, quality standards, and continuous improvement in a complex international environment.

Descripción

  • Lead the deployment of the R&D operational strategy across all BUs in Europe, ensuring proper alignment between BU priorities and regional/global R&D goals.
  • Oversee the execution of R&D project pipelines across all plants in Europe, providing guidance on resource allocation, risk mitigation, and milestone tracking, and promoting a result-driven culture.
  • Act as a key connector between local R&D Operational teams and regional/global R&D.
  • Development, R&D Packaging, Portfolio Management, center of excellence and industrial functions to ensure coordination, feedback loops and consistent implementation.
  • Standardize R&D operational processes across Europe, ensuring visibility, control, and synergies between business units and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Identify and develop strategic project opportunities together with cross-functional partners.
  • Lead the benchmarking process across the business units, promoting best practice sharing, technology transfer, and innovation scaling throughout the region.
  • Ensure strong collaboration with Quality, Regulatory, and Engineering to guarantee full compliance with food safety, quality, and legislative requirements during project execution.
  • Participate in Europe investment plans by supporting the R&D assessment of CAPEX projects, business case reviews, and the handover of new equipment or technologies to operations.
  • Monitor and report consolidated project progress and key KPIs at Europe level, providing strategic insights to the R&D Director in Europe and highlighting potential risks or opportunities.
  • Develop contingency strategies across Europe by coordinating with Supply Chain, Sourcing, R&D Development and R&D Packaging to respond to raw material, packaging, or process constraints.
  • Identify and implement cost optimization and performance improvement projects related to product formulation, raw materials, and processes to support EBITDA and growth targets.
  • Represent R&D Operational in key strategic forums at Europe and cross-regional level.

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Experience

  • More than 15 years of progressive experience in R&D, with minimum 5 years in regional or multi-country leadership roles.
  • Strong background in the food industry is a MUST.
  • Have operations / manufacturing related background and a cross-knowledge and understanding of the business, including the ability to deal with the several cultures and countries.
  • Solid understanding of food legislation, hygiene, and safety standards in a European regulatory context.
  • Skilled in business case development and financial prioritization of R&D investments.
  • Experience leading innovation, new product development, and technology implementation at scale.
  • Proven ability to manage complexity across multiple business units, geographies, and cultures.
  • Be able to set a vision for long-term organizational success and implement action plans.
  • Excellent English level. Additional European languages are a plus.



Soft Skills

  • Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing diverse, remote, and cross-functional teams.
  • High-level stakeholder management and influencing skills, capable of aligning multiple agendas and securing buy-in.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into executable plans.
  • Curious, open to innovation, and close to market trends and competitive landscape.
  • Promotes collaboration, knowledge sharing, and integration across regions and functions.
  • Open to travel regularly across Europe.

¿Cuáles son tus beneficios?

An excellent opportunity in a leading company in its sector.

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Alexia Duró
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JN-052026-7014659

Resumen de empleo

Sector
Ingenieros
Sub Sector
Gestión de Operaciones
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FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Localización
Madrid
Tipo de Contracto
Permanente
Nombre del consultor
Alexia Duró
Número de referencia
JN-052026-7014659

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