Manager, Product Development

Location: Singapore

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Please note: This role is not a fully remote position. The selected candidate will need to be based in Singapore and follow our hybrid work setup—3 days onsite and 2 days working from home each week. This is an Individual Contributor position.

• Lead Product Development End-to-End – Manage formulation, sensory evaluation, pilot trials, and scale-up in collaboration with marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain teams, and global R&D networks.
• Integrate Digital & Global Insights – Use digital tools, data, and global learnings to refine concepts and accelerate market readiness.
• Localize Innovation – Adapt global technical platforms into products that resonate with local consumers, meet cost targets, and comply with regulations.
• Collaborate Across Functions – Partner with Marketing, Quality, Procurement, SRA, and Commercialization to ensure flawless execution and market fit.
• Ensure Quality & Regulatory Compliance – Anticipate and mitigate risks in stability, sensory experience, allergens, shelf-life, and microbial safety.
• Leverage External Ecosystems – Work with suppliers, startups, and ingredient innovators to bring new technologies and solutions into products.
• Grow Capability – Transfer knowledge on formulation and technical processes to junior colleagues and foster an inclusive, collaborative mindset.

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years in product development for beverages/food.
• Strong technical understanding of ingredient functionality within beverage systems.
• Experience managing multiple projects from ideation to launch in fast‑paced environments.
• Familiarity with sensory evaluation, consumer testing, and data interpretation for decision‑making.
• Fluent in English; regional languages a plus.
• Regional travel up to ~20%.

• Technical depth in formulation, processing, and packaging for beverages.
• Ability to turn consumer insights into technically feasible product ideas.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and clear communication.
• Strong project management in dynamic conditions.
• Regulatory awareness for nutrition products in ASEAN/APAC.
• Creative, agile problem‑solving mindset.

• Make an Impact:
  Bring new nutrition products to life across diverse APAC markets.
• Learn Globally, Execute Locally:
  Access Coca‑Cola’s worldwide technical expertise and adapt innovations for local relevance.
• Work Digitally‑Forward:
  Apply modern tools for faster development and smarter decision‑making.
• Collaborate Wide & Deep:
  Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem players to spark disruptive and competitive innovation.
• Grow Your Skillset:
  Build your technical capabilities in one of Coca‑Cola’s key regional innovation hubs.

• Growth Mindset:
  Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
• Smart Risk:
  Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
• Commercially Focused:
  Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
• Performance Driven & Accountable:
  Has high performance standards. Outperforms his/her peers.
• Fast/Agile:
  Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and at a fast pace.
• Empowered:
  Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.

• Act Like an Owner:
  Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders.
• Develops Self and Others:
  Develop self and support others’ development to achieve their full potential.
• Drive Innovation:
  Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.

• Career growth and development:
  Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
• Diverse and inclusive culture:
  You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
• International
  
  Experience:
  
  Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.

Skills:

Chemistry;
Leadership;
Product Development;
Continual Improvement Process;
Environmental Science;
Sensory Processing;
Researching;
Microbiology Laboratory;
Waterfall Model;
Food Sciences;
Food Technology;
Communication;
Laboratory Testing;
Data Compilation;
Quality Control (QC);
Green Solutions;
Food Safety Management