Closing Date : 30/04/2026

Regional Executive, Research & Development (Food)  

Position Responsibilities

To ensure seamless, high quality rollout of food products across the region by coordinating cross-functional readiness, supporting frontline execution and driving structured post-launch performance reporting. The role acts as a critical link between product development and in-market execution teams with a strong focus on consistency, operational feasibility and continuous improvements.

Launch Execution & Readiness
  • Coordinate and manage all pre-launch operational readiness activities across markets
  • Ensure timely deployment of food launch materials such as recipe cards, cost sheets, marketing assets and team briefings
  • Act as the key liaison externally and internally to drive launches
Operational Coordination
  • Track market wise execution status and flag readiness risks to direct report
  • Support the translation of product intent into operationally viable execution plans
  • Help ensure food launches meet intended cost, quality and customer experience standards
Performance Tracking & Reporting
  • Consolidate launch performance data (sales uplift, SOP adherence, operational feedback, customer feedbacks) into structured reports
  • Monitor and document issues encountered, escalate and drive action plans to remediate issues
  • Support post launch review with learnings, insights and suggested process improvements
Tools, Templates & Best Practices
  • Maintain and evolve standardized templates for launch documentation, readiness tracking and performance reporting
  • Help identify and document best practices in food launch execution across the region for future application

Qualification and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Business, Hospitality or related field
  • 2 - 4 years of experience in product launch coordination, QSR, F&B operations or category support roles
  • Exposure to food or beverage rollouts at a regional or multi-market level exposure
  • Understanding of food service operations
  • Familiarity with go-to-market processes, launch playbooks and executional checklists
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and track timelines diligently
  • Strong working knowledge on Excel, PowerPoint and basic reporting tools
  • Basic understanding of cost of sales, portioning and food preparation standards
  • Detailed oriented and execution focussed
  • Clear communicator and strong cross functional collaborator
  • Reliable, organized and proactive in tracking progress and solving problems
  • Passionate about food quality, consistency and customer experience
  • Adaptable and calm under pressure during high activity launch periods

a Necessity, not a Luxury