SHV Energy is a leading and global distributor of off-grid energy such as LPG and LNG, with the mission of making cleaner and greener energy options accessible and affordable for as many customers and businesses as possible, without compromising on the highest health and safety standards or negatively impacting the environment.
As the world moves to a more sustainable future, SHVE aims to be a relevant player in the energy transition, and, in an environment with several opportunities for new products, businesses and solutions arise, identifying external partners and developing collaborations is a crucial to achieving SHVE's strategic goals.
To be considered for the opportunity, you must be eligible to live and work in the EU.
The Global Innovation Manager sits within the Global Innovation team, whose purpose is to build the future of SHVE by enabling customer-centric solutions together with their ecosystem, while thinking big, starting small and going fast. The team works as an enabler for innovation, collaborating with different business units and global functions to structure and develop innovations in areas such as digital innovation, smart-cylinder, health & safety, new business models, and sustainable solutions etc.
SHVE is currently looking to intensify their outside-in perspective, by connecting with external networks (start-ups, academia, corporations, customers, etc.) to find new solutions for the current and future challenges. The goal is to gather insights (ex. customer behaviour and technology trends) to be able to anticipate changes and act accordingly, a work that should lead to identifying new opportunities that can be tested either centrally or in collaboration with other business units, using innovation methodologies.
The Global Innovation Manager is a key position to increase SHVE's capacity to innovate with external and internal input, as this function will, on one hand, manage the open innovation program interacting with colleagues from different business units and on the other, work in close collaboration with some global functions that are driving sustainable solutions (ex. sustainability, sustainable fuels, renewables solutions, etc).
Key responsibilities:
Define the open innovation strategy and future road map, and lead its implementation of actions
Lead SHVE's Global Open Innovation Program and Platform
Identify opportunities for innovation with external partners and define the best approach to test them
Interact with potential external partners, giving feedback and discussing proposals
Track progress of established collaboration with a view of monitoring the impact of selected solutions
Connect identified opportunities to global functions and business units
Collaborate with functions focused on developing sustainable solutions i.e., sustainable fuels and renewable solutions, while being the main partner when innovation expertise is required in those areas
For selected initiatives, especially the ones related to sustainable solutions; lead/support testing and validate, in collaboration with other functions and business units
Support business units and global functions on building open innovation capabilities
Build SHVE presence in innovation ecosystems of interest together with topic owners
Establish and lead the open innovation processes for SHVE, including KPI's and collaboration agreement frameworks
Key Skills and Experience:
5-10 years of professional experience in innovation, including solid experience with Open Innovation
Experience working in sustainable development i.e., innovation on new products, services, or business models
Experience in working together with external collaborations and internal teams to test innovations
Proven track record of setting-up and delivering innovation projects
Experience in building and growing relationships in innovation ecosystems i.e., start-ups, academia, research intuitions, and sector associations, among others
Experience in gathering insights from customer behaviour and technology developments
Well-connected and up to date about trends related to sustainability
Expertise in innovation methodologies is desired, i.e., design thinking, lean start-up
Experience with corporate venturing and working in collaboration with start-ups is highly desired
Well organized, with strong process management and prioritization skills
Excellent problem solving and critical thinking
Ability to build and use personal networks to link ideas and people that might otherwise not interact
This is a fantastic opportunity for any Innovation Manager to leverage experience in sustainable development.
If this sounds like a role that suits your skillset - let's have a conversation. Reach out to Dulce Flores at dulce.flores@acre.com.
