• The Regional Technical Director works closely with the Global Strategic Marketing teams, Innovation Teams in both Skretting and Trouw, and local BU Opco teams to ensure that global innovation projects are implemented.
• This role provides strategic direction, guidance and leadership to ensure local OpCo technical systems, processes, and capabilities are in place.
• The role drives the innovation roadmap from the business strategy in Trouw Nutrition and Skretting, market pull and technology push.

Job Description:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Define the overall strategy and vision (long term and short term) for the company’s technical/technology portfolio (product, service, solutions) across species/geographies/industries for BU Asia. 
• Oversee development of the overall technical systems and processes across the region to ensure consistency where needed and customization as appropriate.
• Drive the innovation roadmap from the business strategy relevant for the species
• Design and execute on the strategic roadmap per species. Work closely with the regional Strategy and BD Director and strategic marketing teams.
• Boost the innovation pipeline in BU Asia
• Guide the New Product Development (NPD) process: provide inputs for NPD development process, product strategy roadmap, maximizing product efficiency and suggesting improvements, oversee the NPD development and prototype testing process 
• Develop understanding of customer experience and expectations, and generate ideas to lead the identification of product gaps and their resolution 
• Guide the technology transfer and training to the technical/production teams for new products and services
• Research, study and identify new design technologies, products, raw materials and lead collaboration with external technology partners to increase the effectiveness, efficiency and innovativeness of the technology function at the company 
• Work with Product managers/Leadership team to understand business needs and refine the product roadmap
• Coordinate, track and follow up product development progress, from requirements phase to field trials and deployment phase. 

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Best-in-class technical systems, processes, and capabilities are in place
• Execution of Product and Service roadmap and on-time delivery of Projects 
• Clear technical strategy for BU Asia
• New Products and/or services launched/developed every year 
• Strong collaboration with different levels of employees in global, BU and Opco team

Experience/Competences

• Doctor degree in shrimp aquaculture nutrition; strong knowledge of shrimp nutrition/biology
• At least 15 years experience, with minimum 5 years in management role
• Team player with excellent communication skills to network cross functionally and regionally
• Business aptitude and strategic thinker, focus on commercial realization of new concepts and ideas
• Ability to ensure execution of short-term plans whilst keeping the strategic agenda as key priority
• Proven ability to lead and motivate cross functional teams
• Proactive and result driven
• Strong leadership skills with focus on driving growth, get close to the market and customer

Our organisation:
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.