Our client: * A global leader in ingredient solutions, supporting innovation across food, beverage, and sports nutrition markets. * Driving growth through strategic partnerships with retailers, manufacturers, and health-focused brands. * Renowned for high-quality, functional ingredients that help brands meet evolving consumer needs. The role: * The R&D Lead (Product Formulation) is responsible for leading and growing the R&D department who are responsible for formulating, scaling and manufacturing nutritional premixes and sports nutrition products across powders, RTM and RTD-support formats. * Own the full product value chain end to end, from concept to commercialisation, ensuring compliance with regulatory, quality, safety and commercial requirements. * Manage and develop the R&D Product Formulation team, building capability, driving performance and strengthening succession pipelines. * The R&D Lead (Product Formulation) is responsible for defining and executing the departmental strategy aligned to NPD, margin, customer satisfaction and category growth goals. * As R&D Lead (Product Formulation) you will oversee science-based formulation of premixes, functional blends and sports nutrition products, ensuring efficacy, stability, sensory quality and commercial viability. * You will approve product specifications and ensure team expertise in functional ingredients, regulatory changes, raw-material optimis...