Overview
Support Asia energy drink (Sting, Rockstar) and hydration (Revive) product development in the 2 anchor markets (VNM, THA) and some of the strong markets including PHL and VNM for innovation, Change (Sugar reduction), and Productivity.
Responsibilities
- Support new product development based on consumer insights, cost, process/package requirements and ensure regulation compliance;
- Support change & productivity product development for energy drink and hydration in Asia Bev;
- Be responsible for product stability test and shelf life study;
- Work with FSQA team, regulatory team, nutrition team and measurement sciences team to ensure the product design meet the company guardrail;
- Work with EXP team to support consumer research and exploration;
- Work with process team for trial run in pilot plant and scale up trial run in plant;
- Work with packaging team to ensure the product is stable in the certain pack format during shelf life;
- Follow with PepsiCo R&D guideline in documentation, including but not limited to Technical Stage Gate (TSG), Flavor guardrail, TPR and FSS documentation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree or above in Food Science or Food Engineering, Chemistry related;
- Good communication skill include writing and speaking English;
- Solid skill and experience on bench top work in lab, above 3 years product development experience in beverage category is preferred;
- Demonstrate self-starter qualities with a positive, innovative, analytical & consumer centric mindset.
- Fast learning and passion for techniques