As a Lead Specification Management you will oversee the end to end creation, implementation and maintenance of product specifications throughout their lifecycle, ensuring they are accurate, up-to-date, and compliant to the standard quality and regulation.

Your role will connect you to R&D team across Asia and Europe, operating out of Singapore.

We seek a proactive individual driven to deliver results, with a strong passion for managing complex data and the ability to collaborate effectively with local, regional and global stakeholders

What we ask:

Key responsibilities

1. Leadership & Strategy

• Lead R&D specification management function across different operating companies, aligning with business strategy and global PLM Way of Working.
• Drive implementation of PLM specification WoW within BG Asia opcos.
• Serve as primary contact for specification-related WoW and system enhancement on BG level.
• Acting as BG Asia’s representative within the Global Specification Management Community to shape strategic direction, establish ways of working (WoW), and foster alignment across diverse business groups
• Functionally supervise a group of specification specialists in the region.

2. System oversight

• Support implementation of digital transformation initiatives to automate and streamline specification processes.
• R&D owner of BG Asia specification portfolio, ensuring up-to-date, high quality & compliant to regulation and company’s quality standard.
• Create & review procedure, work instruction and training materials​

3. Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline specification workflows and automate data management processes.
• Actively contributes to new system design and is responsible for implementation in BG Asia R&D.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with various stakeholders like Digital, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Regulatory Affairs and Supply chain to ensure specifications meet operational and compliance needs.
• Way of working design and alignment with relevant stakeholders, to ensure practicality, enhance efficiency and minimize manual effort

5. BG Asia Key user Lead

• Build Key User capability & knowledge among Key User Opcos. ​
• Provide technical support to local Key Users and regional BG Asia end user​

6. Document Management

• Develop and maintain a robust document management system to streamline storage, retrieval and sharing of information in digital platform.

Qualifications and education requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in food science, Dairy Technology, Engineering, chemistry, other relevant science field.
• Minimum 8 years experience in specification management in FMCG industry
• Strong understanding of SAP PLM modules, including Specification Management, preferably having experience as being a super user. 
• Proficiency in managing and maintaining data within a complex system. 
• Familiarity with Dairy industry requirements related to product development and lifecycle management is a plus. 
• Experience in identifying and implementing process improvements related to specification management. 

Behavioral Competencies:

• Leadership

Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills across global and regional teams.

Foster a collaborative environment that encourage innovation and knowledge sharing

Manage resistance and foster adoption of new tools and processes

Champion continuous improvement and agile methodologies

• Communication Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders. 

• Strong process orientation

Comfortable with structured governance, using digital tools and systems to handle complex system and simplifying them effectively

Strong analytical and process improvement mindset and actively seek opportunities to automate workflows when appropriate.

Comfortable with change management and driving adoption of new systems.

• Collaboration and Teamwork:

Working effectively with others is vital for success in this role. 

• Time Management & prioritization

Thrives under pressure, delivering results efficiently even in high-demand situations

What we offer :

Location : Development Centre Singapore, you will be part of BG Asia R&D team.

You’ll be part of a dynamic, cross-regional team, working with colleagues from Asia and Europe and partnering with suppliers worldwide.

Our salary is based on the weighting of your job, your experience and your training. FrieslandCampina offers not only a competitive salary but also training and education on the job.

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

As a member of the BG Asia R&D team based in Singapore, you will also collaborate with the global specification team across diverse business units.