Head of Singapore

About Meatable

Meatable is a cultivated meat company from The Netherlands on a mission to satisfy the world’s appetite for meat without harming people, animals, or the planet. The company works with a proprietary technology to make cultivated meat at scale with high quality taste. Meatable was founded in 2018, has raised 95m USD to date, and has approximately 90 employees.

The company is now preparing for its first launch in Singapore per Q2 2024. Meatable is partnering with CMO EscoAster to produce their products, and with plant-based butcher LoveHandle for product development and commercialization. Meatable’s ambitions are big, and therefore the company is exploring wider partnerships in Singapore as well as in the wider Asian region.

Meatable is looking for an experienced and hands-on Head of Singapore to make these dreams reality. The first priority for the Head of Singapore is to make the launch in Singapore a success. The second priority is to explore and arrange partnerships in the Asian region.

Responsibilities of the Head of Singapore

• Responsible for Meatable’s launch in Singapore, this includes:
  • Working with restaurants and retailers to organize the launch
  • Creating a localized product portfolio with selected chefs
  • Building the Future of Food innovation center together with LoveHandle
  • Executing marketing and PR campaigns
  • Organizing multiple high-profile tastings prior to launch
• Meatable’s first point of contact in the region, this includes:
  • Overseeing the production at Esco Aster together with Meatable’s technical team
  • Engaging in conversations with EDB/SFA together with Meatable’s regulatory team
  • Signing and executing contracts with restaurants, retailers, marketing/PR agencies
  • Ensuring all practicalities around Meatable’s Singaporean branch are arranged
• Responsible for arranging partnerships in Singapore and wider Asia
  • Investigating progress wrt cultivated meat regulations in various countries in Asia
  • Setting up collaborations with investment, production and/or go-to-market partners
  • Managing all relationships with industry organizations, governments etc.

About the requirements

• Experience in and deep knowledge of the cultivated meat and/or alternative meat industry
• Minimum 5 yrs experience in a comparable position (e.g. general management/ business development/ international expansion/country management)
• Experience in a start-up environment, self-starter who is able to shape own role. Passionate about setting up a business from scratch
• Scientific background and understanding of Meatable’s process is a pre
• Singaporean resident, willing to travel, fluent English in writing and speaking

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