Chang-Ching PO

Experience

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  85度C

  Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Assistant of restaurant service

  Collected customers’ profiles through internet and store consumption to discern the main segment of customers

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  Boîte de Bijou (bakery and coffee chain store)

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

  Chef assistant

  1.Cooperated with chef to create average 3 new desserts per season2.Managed and assist-led kitchen operation about 8 employees

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  Petit Cube (bakery workshop)

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2013

  Team leader & co-funder

  1.Executed market research (e.g. survey design, benchmarking, and data analysis)2.Managed profit analysis (e.g. marginal cost and marginal revenue analysis)

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  Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  Chef assistant & mental-health counselor - HQ (mandatory military service)

  Assist-led canteen operation and supervised servicemen’s mental statuses

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  Want Want China

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2016

  Supervisor of bakery and confection development department - HQ

  1. International technology transfer to build company’s first cake production line- Designed local recipes with Japanese researchers and internal stakeholders- Built up raw material quality standards applied by suppliers & factories2. Cross-functional projects for development and improvement- Scouted resources for decreasing cost and improving quality- Designed the novel functional food products

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  百事公司

  Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

  Dean of food academy & R&D manager of pastry department (Pepsico’s sub-brand, Be & Cherry)

  1. Achievement from loss to gain in bakery & confectionery products- Developed toast and egg-yolk puff series, which sold 100 million RMB per year- Integrated top ingredient suppliers & OEM/ODM factories to reduce cost2. Product innovation and management- Transferred over 10 innovative recipes to OEM factories to launch new products- Co-innovated with over 30 factories to launch innovative products in 3 months- Managed over 50 products to launch at E-commerce / KA per year3. Improvement of R&D protocol- Enabled external suppliers updating their progress into PLM system actively- Set up sensory test protocol for product improvement- Built up online R&D database with supports from internal stakeholders4. Leading compliance program of bakery and confection about 70 products5. Food academy lab management Show less

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  达利食品集团有限公司

  Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  R&D leader of e-commerce product development

  1. Product development of all categories for e-commerce:- Set up NPD project of Chinese pastry: rice cake, egg-yolk puff, etc. - Launched healthy pastries: whole-wheat bread, non-sugar added cheese cake, etc. 2. Construction of OEM/ODM protocol & organization3. Building team of e-commerce product development

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  BAT

  Apr 2022 - now

  Senior innovation partnership manager (ESG and functional food direction)

  1. Building innovation ecosystem grouping researchers, start-ups, manufacturers- Leading commercialization of researches by introducing inventors to industry- Maintaining reliable info exchange environment by expectation management- Generating valuable networks through attracting related institutions, etc. 2. Generating novel solutions to build up competitive barrier- Built sustainable material‘s selection method and database- Initiated solvent innovative directions to reduce carbon emission3. Seeking innovative opportunities with collaborating partners- Found out natural solution which can decrease unpleasant feeling in throat- Compiled CBD industrial report in China for beyond nicotine project- Collaborated with No.1 e-cigarette producer to increase nicotine absorption4.Scouting external resource by systematic way to solve R&D technical difficulties- Seeking novel functional ingredients to replace nicotine or CBD - Searched substitutions of virgin plastic fibers by accelerator Show less