Manager CD&D – Color Applications - New Berlin, WI

Archer Daniels Midland • New Berlin, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The CD&D Colors Manager is responsible for building, leading and scaling a high-impact color applications lab, serving as a key hub for customer engagement, technical development, and commercialization. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people and lab management, ensuring delivery of innovative, commercially viable color solutions across food and beverage applications. The ideal candidate will establish the New Berlin lab as a center of excellence, driving strong collaboration with commercial teams and customers while developing a high-performing technical team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• 8-12+ years of experience in food or beverage applications, with strong experience in color systems
• Proven experience in lab management &/or team leadership
• Demonstrated success in customer-facing technical roles
• Experience supporting commercialization and scale-up.
• Deep knowledge of: Color chemistry and stability mechanisms, Application systems across multiple food and beverage categories, Ingredient interactions and processing impacts
• Experience with: Pilot plant and lab-scale development, Translating lab work to commercial production
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution
• Customer-focused mindset with strong communication skills
• High accountability and results orientation

Nice To Haves

• Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the setup, commissioning, and scaling of the New Berlin color applications lab
• Define lab capabilities aligned to business priorities (equipment, methods, workflows)
• Establish/Implement and maintain: ADM safety, quality and compliance standards
• Lab operating procedures and best practices
• Efficient sample preparation and testing workflows
• Ensure lab readiness to support customer trials and rapid prototyping
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team of application scientists and technicians
• Set clear goals aligned to commercial priorities and innovation pipeline
• Coach and mentor team members to build: Technical depth in color applications, Strong customer-facing capabilities
• Foster a collaborative, execution-focused culture.
• Serve as a technical leader in color application systems, supporting complex problem solving
• Guide team in: Experimental design and data interpretation, Troubleshooting stability and performance challenges, Translating color science into application solutions
• Ensure strong technical rigor and consistency across all lab outputs
• Partner with commercial team and customers to support concept-to-commercialization
• Lead or support key customer engagements, including: Lab demonstrations, Plant trials, Technical presentations
• Ensure delivery of fit-for-purpose, scalable solutions that drive win rates
• Position the New Berlin lab as a customer-facing innovation hub.
• Align lab capabilities with strategic innovation priorities
• Identify gaps and opportunities in color applications across key segments
• Collaborate with global CD&D and R&D teams to: Accelerate new product development, Improve performance of existing solutions, Support pipeline growth through technical differentiation
• Partner closely with: Global CD&D teams, PD&A / application teams, Commercial and marketing teams
• Ensure strong linkage between: Lab output, Customer needs, Business growth priorities

Benefits

• competitive pay
• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree