Location(s):
SingaporeCity/Cities:
SingaporeTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
YesJob Posting End Date:
January 2, 2026Shift:
Job Description Summary:
Location: Singapore
Role Type: Individual Contributor
Please note: This role is not a fully remote position. The selected candidate will need to be based in Singapore and follow our hybrid work setup—3 days onsite and 2 days working from home each week. This is an Individual Contributor position.
As a Manager, Product Development, you will lead technical projects and product development initiatives for Coca-Cola’s portfolio in multiple categories. You’ll manage projects from concept to commercialization, translating global strategies into products tailored to regional tastes, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing capabilities. Working closely with cross-functional teams and global technical networks, you’ll help deliver competitive, disruptive, and consumer-led solutions that support the business priorities.
What You’ll Do
Key areas of focus of this role can be summarized as follows:
Lead Product Development End-to-End – Manage formulation, sensory evaluation, pilot trials, and scale-up in collaboration with marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain teams, and global R&D networks.
Integrate Digital & Global Insights – Use digital tools, data, and global learnings to refine concepts and accelerate market readiness.
Localize Innovation – Adapt global technical platforms into products that resonate with local consumers, meet cost targets, and comply with regulations.
Collaborate Across Functions – Partner with Marketing, Quality, Procurement, SRA, and Commercialization to ensure flawless execution and market fit.
Ensure Quality & Regulatory Compliance – Anticipate and mitigate risks in stability, sensory experience, allergens, shelf-life, and microbial safety.
Leverage External Ecosystems – Work with suppliers, startups, and ingredient innovators to bring new technologies and solutions into products.
Grow Capability – Transfer knowledge on formulation and technical processes to junior colleagues and foster an inclusive, collaborative mindset.
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field.
4–6 years in product development for beverages/food,
Strong technical understanding of ingredient functionality within beverage systems.
Experience managing multiple projects from ideation to launch in fast-paced environments.
Familiarity with sensory evaluation, consumer testing, and data interpretation for decision-making.
Fluent in English; regional languages a plus.
Regional travel up to ~20%.
Desired Skills:
Technical depth in formulation, processing, and packaging for nutrition-focused beverages.
Ability to turn consumer insights into technically feasible product ideas.
Effective stakeholder engagement and clear communication.
Strong project management in dynamic conditions.
Regulatory awareness for nutrition products in ASEAN/APAC.
Creative, agile problem-solving mindset.
Why Join Us?
Make an Impact: Bring new nutrition products to life across diverse APAC markets.
Learn Globally, Execute Locally: Access Coca-Cola’s worldwide technical expertise and adapt innovations for local relevance.
Work Digitally-Forward: Apply modern tools for faster development and smarter decision-making.
Collaborate Wide & Deep: Partner with internal teams and external ecosystem players to spark disruptive and competitive innovation.
Grow Your Skillset: Build your technical capabilities in one of Coca-Cola’s key regional innovation hubs.
What can help you to be successful in the role?
Growth Behavior:
Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
Commercially Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and at a fast pace.
Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
Leadership Behavior
Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders
Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential.
Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.
What We Can Do For You
Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.
Skills:
Chemistry, Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Data Compilation, Environmental Science, Food Safety Management, Food Sciences, Food Technology, Green Solutions, Laboratory Testing, Leadership, Microbiology, Product Development, Quality Control (QC), Researching, Sensory Testing, Waterfall ModelOur Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.