Product & Process Implementation; PPI Manager - Wet

The Product & Process Implementation (PPI) Manager - Wet is responsible to deploy R&D specifications needed for manufacturing of WET products on existing manufacturing standards and for new technology to achieve process specifications conformance and finished product specifications conformance.

• Bachelor’s or in Engineering, Food Science, or a related technical field or equivalent

• Demonstrated industry experience as R&D engineer or Quality & Food Safety Engineer

• 2+ years of experience in a people leadership role, with demonstrated ability to develop and engage a technical team.

• 2-3 years relevant experiences in food technology development, process & product scale‑up and/or implementation

• Working in a company with multicultural and international features

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Food Science, or a related technical field

• Green belt or Black belt for Lean 6‑Sigma is a plus

• 5+ years relevant experiences in food technology development, process & product scale‑up and/or implementation

• Proven track record of leading complex industrialization or commercialization projects from pilot to full‑scale production

• Project Management experience

• Lead, develop, and engage a WET PPI team, building deep technical capability, accountability, and a strong performance culture.

• Role‑model Mars leadership behaviors, ensuring clarity of expectations, regular feedback, and growth of future leaders.

• Deliver technical training to site teams on process principles, product quality, and performance standards.

• Translate R&D and Quest (our long‑term innovation pipeline) strategies into clear regional Wet industrialization priorities.

• Own delivery outcomes across the manufacturing network, ensuring disciplined execution and measurable business impact.

• Own the deployment and sustained conformance of Wet product, process, and raw material specifications.

• Safeguard food safety, quality, and performance in line with Royal Canin standards and the Mars Quality principle.

• Follow and enforce pre‑requisite actions for process validation as a requirement for Hand Over 0 (HO0) signature.

• Lead regional industrial risk assessment and decision‑making for new materials, processes, products, and technologies.

• Lead complex problem solving (troubleshooting level
  2) related to raw material, product and process.

• Drive robust, data‑based decisions to enable compliant, resilient, and scalable implementations.

• Own the Hand Over 1 (HO1) signature for small/minor projects and support the Global Technology Specialist on major projects.

• Act as the regional R&D leader for Wet industrialization, driving innovation scale‑up, portfolio transfers, and critical regional initiatives.

• Implement robust processes for commissioning, capturing learnings, and establishing repeatable, best‑practice ways of working.

• Build strong, trust‑based partnerships with Quality, Food Safety, Regulatory, Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, and Commercial teams.

• Enable seamless execution through alignment, clarity of roles, and shared accountability.

• R&D representative for the Commissioning, Validation, and Start‑Up (CVS) process.

• Support CVS and PPI teamswith on‑site protocol execution.

• Shape the future of Wet technology by contributing expertise and key learnings to global R&D and PPI communities.

• Proactively strengthen future deployments by investing in team capability and establishing a knowledge transfer framework.

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best‑in‑class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in‑house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.