Lead APAC demand and supply planning, including 18-month rolling forecasts, demand analysis, allocation management, SKU-level planning, and S&OP reviews. Collaborate with sales, finance, product management, customer service, and regional supply teams to align forecasts, production, inventory, and commercial objectives. Drive forecast accuracy, continuous improvement, annual planning, process capability, and compliance with company EHS requirements.

Conduct hands-on research and experiments supporting new product development and process improvement in an automated laboratory. Responsibilities include data analysis, documentation, equipment operation, instrumentation and control-loop verification, preventive and corrective maintenance, safety and SOP programs, risk assessments, and EHS compliance.

Supports food ingredient product and process R&D by translating laboratory starch modification protocols into scalable automated reactor processes. Executes and improves automated process recipes, troubleshoots control systems, analyzes process data, and collaborates with R&D, process development, digitalization, IT, and vendors. Contributes to product development, experimental design, equipment improvements, safety and compliance, intellectual property, and technical project reviews.