Product Development Specialist (Food)

Are you passionate about crafting unforgettable dairy experiences that delight consumers across Europe? We're seeking a dynamic Product Development Specialist to join the Chilled Dairy Development Team! In this exciting role, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, breathing new life into beloved brands like Optimel, Vifit, and more, while collaborating on prestigious private labels. If you have a flair for creativity and a drive to shape the future of dairy, this is your chance to turn your groundbreaking ideas into delicious realities. Ready to indulge your passion? Apply now and shape the tastes of tomorrow!  

• You will forge synergistic relationships with various departments - Marketing, Supply Chain, QA, Procurement, and other R&D teams. We welcome you to join us, pushing the boundaries of what dairy can do and creating the next generations of tasty, nutritional, and healthy dairy products.
• You have a broader view than just your position and you can identify with our purpose ‘Nourishing by Nature’;
• You take responsibility for your work and are continuously looking for new opportunities to make a change;
• Lead and support in the development and implementation of new product innovation while keeping in mind requirements such as nutritional values, compliance to claims, shelf life stability, cost price and organoleptic properties;
• Organize and perform renovation work (e.g quality improvement, raw material contingency, new specifications, value engineering) on ​​existing products and carry out recipe transfers between factories;
• Perform high-level data analysis with large database to support Nutrition framework and Cost saving programs.
• Initiate and organize product and application tests on various scales (lab, pilot, factory), including analysis and interpretation of results incorporated in well-written reports with the support from colleagues in the team;
• Present findings to relevant stakeholders and peers;
• Work together with various stakeholders across the company, including marketing, sales, supply chain, research, QA, technology & Procurement but also will have contact with external stakeholders such as suppliers.