About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Innovation Manager to strengthen our innovation capability and drive strategic initiatives across the company. In this role, you will help shape the future of our kitchen and personal care products, contribute to our sustainability ambitions, and ensure that emerging technologies and business opportunities are evaluated and converted into impactful innovations.
You will operate at both strategic and hands-on levels: guiding the innovation portfolio, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and translating technology foresight into actionable roadmaps. You will coach teams, support open innovation efforts with customers and external partners, and act as a key driver of our innovation culture.
What You Will Do
- Manage and steer the innovation portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategy and sustainability goals.
- Facilitate cross-functional ideation, co-creation, and concept development activities.
- Lead technology foresight efforts, assess emerging trends, and translate insights into technology and product roadmaps.
- Drive scouting activities and evaluate external technologies, partners, and opportunities.
- Support and challenge innovation and project teams through structured methods and clear decision frameworks (e.g., Stage-Gate, Lean Startup).
- Contribute to business-model innovation and strategic opportunity shaping.
- Provide thought leadership, coaching, and methodological guidance within the innovation team.
- Lead projects and act as a technical and methodological authority without having direct personnel responsibility.