James Zhang 张晓冬

1. Drive East COE innovation calendar for three platforms—Protein, TCM and Healthy Weight

• Drive to align annual launch plan with Cross functional leaders

• Initiate 12Q plan with cross functional leader

• Prioritize global focus

2. Lead global Protein/TCM/Healthy Weight innovation projects from Idea to Market

• Manage Stakeholders

• Lead cross functional teams to implement projects in terms of resource (Internal and Coman), timeline and cost

• Ensure suitable risk assessment and contingency planning before each stage gate

• Monitor KPIs

3. Innovation process optimization

• Embed 'Simplify to Grow' model via governance forums and hurdles

• Explore the opportunity of process acceleration by aligning with cross functional stakeholders.

Manage East COE PM team

• actions to resolve concerns.

1. Drive Snack innovation project strategic plan

• Drive to align annual launch toolbox with Snack leaders of MKT, CI, R&D and Sales

• Initiate 8Q plan based on alignment

• Lead strategic plans with I2M process

• Enable delivery of China topline growth via flawless execution of Innovation agenda

2. Lead Snack innovation projects from Idea to Market

• Manage Stakeholders

• Lead cross functional teams to implement projects in terms of resource (Internal and External), timeline and cost

• Ensure suitable risk assessment and contingency planning before each stage gate

• Monitor KPIs

3. Innovation process optimization

• Embed 'Simplify to Grow' model via governance forums and hurdles

• Explore the opportunity of process acceleration by aligning with cross functional stakeholders.

4. Waste and Cost Management

• Ensure that project scopes and timing take into consideration and

minimizing waste (raw, pack and finished goods write-offs) and reducing complexity (utilizing existing asset platforms, managing SKU proliferation) to the business system.managing SKU proliferation) to the business system.

1. Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.

2. Lead all innovation projects on time delivery within cost and quality Parameters

3. China Biscuit PCM team talent excellence

• Implemented productivity benchmarks across all departments to maximize company revenue.

• Build Biscuit PCM team for Great China region

• Executed appropriate staffing and budgetary plans to align with business forecasts.

• Develop PCM team's capability & talent, manage team to achieve KPIs.

• Evaluated hiring, firing, and promotions requests.

1. Drives strategic and tactical plans bases on market trends and consumer habits.

• Strategically define technical development plan to identify consumer technical research and product development.

2. Technical Project Leader for innovation project

• As key contact window from R&D, align with all other function in R&D, eg. process, packaging team, to get agreement on project delivery in terms of resource and timing.

• Communicate with MKT, SC, Finance to Innovate and develop new products for annual launch based on consumer and marketing requirement in terms of sensory, cost and image.

3. Skin Product Dev. team management

• Allocate Skin Product Dev. team resource including skin care, body care and skin cleansing team according to personal experience and workload. Be responsible for subordinates' development, KPI, coaching and promotion recommendation.

4. Skin Care technical formulation development

• Research different cluster of raw material application in formula mainly focus on personal care, such as polymers, surfactants, and oil emollient. Technical repertory for the flying developed marketing is one of our main daily jobs.

5. Marketing support on technical route

• Technically support marketing on Claim support and TV support. Solve and consult for consumer challenges to maintenance company reputation.

6. RM localization

• Develop RM back copy according to current specification, in terms of new suppliers' validation, Spec confirmation, production compatibility, manufactory plant trial and product stability tracing.

• Thailand Skin RTC
• SEA RTC skin care product development— innovate and develop new products for annual launch based on SEA consumer and marketing understanding

• Skin Care Formulation Development
• Personal care formulation development especially on emulsions & oil emollients collection
• Process application and development
• Respondent for the product manufacture process and make sure it could meet the locale condition
• Product innovation New product development.