Director Product Development - Beverages (m/f/d)

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Job Title: Director Product Development - Beverages (m/f/d)
Location: Heidelberg, International/Other

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

Your scope:

As Director Product Development (CD&D) - Beverages (Strategic Customers), you will lead a team of experienced beverage product developers focused on delivering innovative solutions for our important global customers across EMEA. You will report to the Senior Director CD&D Beverage EMEA.

In this role, you will combine technical leadership, customer insight, and innovation management to drive the development of differentiated beverage concepts and formulations. You will work with strategic customers to understand their needs, anticipate market trends, and translate these insights into commercially successful product solutions.

You will foster a high-performing, collaborative team environment, encouraging creativity, agility, and a strong customer mindset. By challenging the status quo and promoting modern ways of working, you will ensure the team delivers fast, efficient, and impactful product development.

Responsibilities:

Lead, develop and mentor a product development team with a strong customer focus
Active promotion of talent and sustainable capability building within the team
Establishing a coaching culture and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
Designing and implementing change processes in a dynamic market environment
Developing and embedding agile ways of working and modern leadership models
Ensure high level of team engagement and performance in product development
Driving innovative, future-oriented product and solution approaches
Develop strategies and measures to expand customer relations on regional and global levels

Profile:

Degree in food or beverage technology or equivalent
Professional experience ideally in product development, preferably in the food/beverage industry
Experience in leading and motivating employees
Focus on coaching and taking people to the next level
High adaptability in a rapidly changing environment
Ability to think and act globally
Open to new challenges and agile working
Passion for continuous improvement and customer satisfaction
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
High social skills, service orientation and strong communication skills
Very good knowledge of German and good English

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Job Post Date: 02/18/26