Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Accomplished Food Engineer with 10+ years of journey, adept at leveraging comprehensive experience in Food Product Development and Project Management, with a specialization in Dairy Products and Plant-Based Beverages. A proven track record in steering global giants such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Cargill, showcasing adaptability across diverse operational landscapes. Passionate about Continuous Learning, thrives in tackling challenging situations, and embraces opportunities that drive growth. With professional assignments previously in Brazil and now in Belgium, I bring a unique Cross-Cultural perspective that enriches my approach to Global Food Industry trend.
· Orchestrated cohesive collaborations with Global and Local (Europe/Latin America) marketing teams and key stakeholders, leveraging market inclinations and consumer data to fuel innovation pipelines; · Championed E2E innovation projects for AdeZ in Italy, transcending traditional R&D boundaries to incorporate Supply-Chain and Procurement aspects. Always taking into consideration the fragility of the plant-based supply chain (productivity, restricted COGS targets, margin) to assist in maintaining the business stability and growth; · Assisted in proliferating the company's global Plant-Based strategy into key markets - primarily Latin America. Engaged in synergistic collaborations with local Latam teams to bring practical solutions to each market's specific Supply-Chain; · Implemented a new Product Development tool for Plant-Based & Dairy categories: a novel tool for the system optimizing the development process, especially in formulation design and approval time, with high engagement of the Dairy & Plant-Based Product Development community. · Mentored intern and junior Product Developer, expanding their technical skills and promoting professional growth.
Product Developer for Plant Based Category Leadership in short and medium-term innovation projects with local and regional interaction, providing technical – including the adaptation to special requisites - and strategic support from concept to implementation; Responsible for Brazil AdeS integration into the Coca-Cola system, adapting the requirements and procedures used in Unilever to the new operational model in Coca Cola; Support to Coca-Cola Brazil BU and AdeS Plant (Unilever – Pouso Alegre/MG) in order to give continuity to the business; Cross work projects with R&D – Process and Formula Governance –, Supply Chain, Commercialization, Quality, Finance, Marketing and Legal Teams.
Responsible for Soy Beverage Project Development - Innovation: Since laboratory trials until commissioning, technical brief to suppliers, performance evaluation of new products and technologies and support for Ades’ specifications (ingredients and products); Support to projects of Supply Security (formulation of critical ingredients) and VIP (Value Improvement Program) for LatAm; Technical support to regional projects (LatAm); Cross Work Projects with: R&D areas as Nutrition, Regulatory Affairs, Process, Deploy, Packaging, CTI (Consumer Technical Insight), Analytical and SMT (Specification Management Team); Others company areas: Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing and Legal Teams
- Execution of activities for project implementations: trials for scale-ups, projects of product development using the Experimental Design and Process Optimization methodology, physical-chemical analysis, application and design of sensory tests through Eye Question software; - Product development, performance evaluation of new ingredients (starches, hydrocolloids, functional systems, fats and oils…) and technologies for dairy and beverage area; - Interface with costumers B2B and suppliers; - Dairy Pilot Plant Coordination activities with UHT/HTST product application; - Support for Food Safety politic implementation and verification in the site; - Member of Sensory Committee; - Cross Work with application categories: Convenience Foods, Bakery and Confectionery.