SN R&I Data Valorization Senior Team leader

Research & Innovation

About the job

The SN R&I Data Valorization Senior Team leader will be accountable and responsible to drive a step change in data: collection, management, and valorization globally through a series of data initiatives, for example predictive formulation tool & models, global data lakes, and others. Ensuring that global data needs across SN R&I are addressed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the DDAI initiative to develop a predictive formulation tool for SN, integrating data from Cybele, databases, individual tools, and predictive models. Including completing project brief, engaging with vendors, engaging with category teams for the necessary modelling and driving the project timeline & technical solutions.
• Driving & building global SN R&I Data valorization (including modeling) strategy and roadmap for the predictive formulation tool, and in conjunction with Cybele
• Accountable for initiatives on current roadmap related to data, example shelf life data lake, raw material monitoring data lake, recipe impact assessment tool, document digitization tool, reporting tools on data inconsistencies. As well as supporting initiatives in UX and Pack Dev related to data. All in cooperation with the Systems & Business process team, KFC, and category COE teams
• Analyzing relevant data bases to understand potential data value in Danone, and drive a mindset of data modeling across SN R&I.
• Engage with (senior) stakeholders on projects through different forums, including Steering committees
• As needed collaborate with Systems & Business process engineer in Utrecht and Business support organization in Opole
• Aligning, agreeing and owning KPIs related to Data Quality along with KFC
• Driving discussion on holistic needs for data driven solutions in SN R&I, translating into technical requirements for own team and or systems team while working with KFC to drive the mindset of data driven decision making.
• Align data quality & analytics requirements with relevant stakeholders across global SN R&I

Team management:

• Manage a small team with clear performance KPIs, deliverables, and timelines
• Animate global set of suppliers & specialist

About you

To be successful in the role of SN R&I Data Senior Team leader we expect you to have a strong background in IT, Data modeling as well as a good working knowledge of R&I and specifically product development ideally within a food/pharma R&I environment. You bring excellent project management and stakeholder management skills, enabling effective collaboration with various functions and zone. Robust organizational capabilities, setting targets, KPIs, and dashboards to manage a team. You are a professional with extensive experience in R&I / product development tools and processes. In addition you should be able to:

• You have proven experience in project management and the ability to drive change in an organization globally
• Ability to communicate with different levels in the organization & great sense driven networking skills
• Resilience and determination to make things happen
• Process & conceptual thinker with a critical and analytical mindset
• Autonomous with a curiosity to pioneer and test new approaches, structures, and governance
• SAP and Bestmix experience are good to have, while modeling, computer programming and building BI solution, are a must.
• Strong affinity for knowledge, data, systems, AI; Experience with conceptual & logical data model design
• Collaborative mindset with proven leadership skills to persuade others and work effectively across diverse functions and zones.

About Danone

Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Evian, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself. Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

We are proud to be an equal employer. We are convinced our differences make the difference and that an inclusive working environment will drive our growth as a business, as teams and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applicants for employment fostering an inclusive working culture that is accessible for all.

Did you know that as a B-Corp certified company, Danone Benelux meets the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability?

We Offer

At Danone, we offer a complete package of benefits, with a competitive primary salary and yearly bonus, but also benefits like a premium free pension, 30 days annual leave and several discounts on a collective health insurance and even on some of our products.

Get to know us

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.