Innovation Strategy Leader
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Innovation Strategy Leader will promote the use of industry leading practices, facilitate collaboration and develop a network of insight and innovation leaders and practitioners to support Cargill businesses in developing capabilities for our customers. This role will have a direct impact on the development of new or improved research and development projects to support customer success. As part of a cross-functional team, this role is a strategic partner to strategy, commercial, sales, and marketing teams to develop long-term innovation pipelines. In this role, you will provide advanced knowledge and guidance to drive superior business and innovation results while creating learning opportunities to accelerate performance. You will collaborate with business partners to lead innovation and marketing and develop scalable offerings.
The position reports to the Senior Director: R&D Innovation Ecosystem
Key Accountabilities
- Plan and lead business maturity and needs assessments to identify opportunities to organize for growth and accelerate innovation performance.
- Synthesize needs across businesses and functions to inform and align program and service offering development.
- Create and execute workstreams and project plans using advanced knowledge while incorporating industry leading best practices.
- Provide subject matter expertise and serve as the key point of contact for the dissemination of external industry leading practices within the organization.
- Lead and support coaches and ambassador programs as well as the broader innovation community and communities of practice and develop and maintain a network of key stakeholders to drive organizational alignment.
- Provide expert thought leadership in your field and work with limited direction, using additional research and interpretation to identify issues or problems. You may provide direction to supporting team members and be a strategic contributor.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience in buisness/ R&D strategy
- Ability to occasionally flex work schedule to accommodate different time zones
- Previous business consulting, product development or business development experience
- Experience in leading innovation, marketing, market insights or business development projects across multiple lines of business or geographies
- Research and Development project management experience
- Minimum of six years of related work experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or other post-secondary degree
- Experience developing and leading global initiatives and innovation operations
- Experience leading or coaching innovation project team members
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
Linkedin 채용 매칭
카길에서 어떤 업무에 적합할 지 알아보십시오. 로그인하여 LinkedIn 프로필에 연결하면 여러분의 기술과 경험을 바탕으로 가장 적합한 일자리 정보를 검색할 수있습니다.
우리의 위치
우리는 전 세계 70개국 이상의 국가에서 고객과 지역사회에 기여하는 것을 자랑 스럽게 생각 합니다. 전 세계 카길 직원들은 안전하고 책임감 있으며, 지속 가능한 방식으로 세상을 풍요롭게 하는데 공헌 하고 있습니다. 우리와 함께 하여 카길에서의 경력이 여러분의 더 높은 목표 달성에 어떤 도움이 되는지 알아 보십시오.