About the role
AI summarisedThe Director, Innovations – Pacific Asia shapes and delivers the region’s end-to-end innovation agenda across Adult and Pediatric Nutrition for Abbott Nutrition International (ANI). This critical role drives long-term innovation strategy, sources opportunities to expand the portfolio, and accelerates commercialization to unlock profitable growth and maintain brand superiority in the Asia Pacific market.
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Key Responsibilities
- Define long-term Innovation Strategy based on consumer/HCP insights, competitive mapping, unmet needs, and portfolio roles.
- Build a diversified innovation pipeline through in-house R&D, in-licensing, TPM development, ingredient-led innovations, and acquisitions.
- Create and nurture senior-level partnerships with TPMs, ingredient vendors, product developers, and strategic innovators.
- Integrate innovation priorities into Area and Affiliate IBPs and influence demand and portfolio strategies.
- Develop business cases for externally sourced innovation opportunities and secure commercial and leadership approvals.
- Lead externally driven innovation projects—licensing, TPM development, ingredient partnerships—through cross-functional teams.
- Run monthly affiliate innovation reviews to accelerate timelines and unblock market-specific barriers.
- Ensure all innovation projects meet P&L requirements, PPI goals, and margin hurdles.
Requirements
- 10–15+ years in consumer health, nutrition, or FMCG with innovation leadership.
- Proven success in partnership-led innovation and/or acquisition-led growth.
- Strong ability to convert consumer/HCP insights into commercially viable innovation strategies.
- Experience negotiating with external organizations and leading complex cross-functional projects.
- Exceptional influence, executive communication prowess, and stakeholder management across borders.