R&D - Associate Director, Consumer & Product Insights (CPI) – E&A and Asia at Duracell Careers

Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product management, Consumer insights, Product insights, R&D leadership, Innovation strategy, People leadership, Strategic planning, Stakeholder management, Cross-functional collaboration, Technical credibility, Multi-market program management, Communication, Decision making, Engineering, Project management

Industry

Manufacturing

Description

The Consumer & Product Insights (CPI) group drives the technical foundation of Duracell’s global business. As Associate Director, CPI, you are a senior R&D leader shaping consumer-led innovation, product strategy, and claims excellence across Europe & Africa and Asia. You act as regional CPI leader and strategic integrator, connecting consumer insights, technical expertise, and business priorities to deliver impactful innovations and strong product platforms. As part of the extended R&D leadership team, you influence innovation roadmaps and global platform decisions, ensuring regional relevance and execution. In close partnership with Commercial Leadership, Global R&D, Manufacturing, Supply, and PS, you help bring differentiated innovations to market—strengthening Duracell’s brand and driving growth. This role combines people leadership, strategic influence, and technical credibility, positioning you as the senior R&D voice across E&A and Asia. Duracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell’s products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a “can do” attitude is highly valued.

Responsibilities

The Associate Director leads consumer-led innovation and product strategy across Europe, Africa, and Asia. They act as a strategic integrator, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful product platforms and drive business growth.