

Corbion
Strategic Innovation Director Nutrition
Job Category: Research and Development Work Location: Hybrid Office Location:
Gorinchem, NL
Job Type: Full Time Job ID: 4708
At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.
Corbion has a continuously developing portfolio of innovative, sustainable nutritional ingredients. Our products enjoy above-average market growth, supported by an exciting innovation pipeline. We serve diverse industries, including food, animal nutrition, nutraceuticals.
Role Overview: As the Innovation Director Nutrition & Pharma, you will design and drive the vision and strategy for our Nutrition innovation platform in alignment with Corbion’s overall Innovation Center (IC) strategy. You will ensure a healthy, balanced and robust innovation pipeline, collaborating with key stakeholders across business, marketing, finance and operations. This role involves managing resources in a matrix structure.
Key Responsibilities
About You
Our ideal candidate is a knowledgeable and business-savvy professional with strong interaction and influence capabilities across departments and business units. You are accountable for portfolio delivery within budget and strategic scope and can lead effectively in a matrix organization.
Qualifications
15+ years of experience in business-driven innovation, including 5+ years in strategic roles.
About Corbion
Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2023, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,443.8 million and had a workforce of 2,727 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com
Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.
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