Manager CD&D - Color Applications - New Berlin, WI

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Job Title: Manager CD&D - Color Applications - New Berlin, WI
Location: New Berlin, WI, Midwest United States, USA

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

Manager CD&D - Color Applications - New Berlin, WI

Position Overview:

The CD&D Colors Manager is responsible for building, leading and scaling a high-impact color applications lab, serving as a key hub for customer engagement, technical development, and commercialization.

This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people and lab management, ensuring delivery of innovative, commercially viable color solutions across food and beverage applications.

The ideal candidate will establish the New Berlin lab as a center of excellence, driving strong collaboration with commercial teams and customers while developing a high-performing technical team.

Key Responsibilities:

Lab Build & Operational Leadership
- Lead the setup, commissioning, and scaling of the New Berlin color applications lab
- Define lab capabilities aligned to business priorities (equipment, methods, workflows)
- Establish/Implement and maintain:
  - ADM safety, quality and compliance standards
  - Lab operating procedures and best practices
  - Efficient sample preparation and testing workflows
- Ensure lab readiness to support customer trials and rapid prototyping
Team Leadership & Talent Development
- Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team of application scientists and technicians
- Set clear goals aligned to commercial priorities and innovation pipeline
- Coach and mentor team members to build:
  - Technical depth in color applications
  - Strong customer-facing capabilities
- Foster a collaborative, execution-focused culture.
Technical Leadership & Application Expertise
- Serve as a technical leader in color application systems, supporting complex problem solving
- Guide team in:
  - Experimental design and data interpretation
  - Troubleshooting stability and performance challenges
  - Translating color science into application solutions
- Ensure strong technical rigor and consistency across all lab outputs
Customer Collaboration & Commercial Impact
- Partner with commercial team and customers to support concept-to-commercialization
- Lead or support key customer engagements, including:
  - Lab demonstrations
  - Plant trials
  - Technical presentations
- Ensure delivery of fit-for-purpose, scalable solutions that drive win rates
- Position the New Berlin lab as a customer-facing innovation hub.
Innovation & Portfolio Enablement
- Align lab capabilities with strategic innovation priorities
- Identify gaps and opportunities in color applications across key segments
- Collaborate with global CD&D and R&D teams to:
  - Accelerate new product development
  - Improve performance of existing solutions
- Support pipeline growth through technical differentiation
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with:
  - Global CD&D teams
  - PD&A / application teams
  - Commercial and marketing teams
- Ensure strong linkage between:
  - Lab output
  - Customer needs
  - Business growth priorities

Qualifications:

Bachelor's, Master's or Ph.D. in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field.
8-12+ years of experience in food or beverage applications, with strong experience in color systems
Proven experience in lab management &/or team leadership
Demonstrated success in customer-facing technical roles
Experience supporting commercialization and scale-up.
Deep knowledge of:
- Color chemistry and stability mechanisms
- Application systems across multiple food and beverage categories
- Ingredient interactions and processing impacts
Experience with:
- Pilot plant and lab-scale development
- Translating lab work to commercial production

Key Competencies

Strong leadership and team development skills
Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution
Customer-focused mindset with strong communication skills
High accountability and results orientation

Success Profile

Successfully establishes New Berlin as a high-performing color applications lab
Builds a capable, engaged technical team
Drives measurable impact on:
- Win rates
- Speed to commercialization
- Customer satisfaction
Recognized as a trusted leader across CD&D and commercial teams

Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

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Job Post Date: 06/13/26