Product Development ....
Product Development Officer
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28-12-2023
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Job Description
Req ID : 2423900
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Summary of Position:
The successful candidate will assist in providing technical leadership and be a key contributor driving initiatives to develop and launch new and renovated products processes and costsaving initiatives for our bakery.
We are looking for an individual who enjoys working in a fastpaced teamoriented environment likes to be challenged and values the opportunity to make a difference. He/she has developed practical experience and technical mastery in Food Science (baking technologies) allowing him/her to be a resource in our company.
What You’ll Do:
- Assist with designing a robust product development and product renovation program that will drive cost reductions and proactive growth opportunities across all SKUs.
- Provide new product concepts in response to market trends on time and within the agreed budget.
- Plan and organize routine as well as nonroutine research to identify and anticipate market needs that will influence development activities and assist in improving the quality of existing products.
- Accurately identify project requirements applying the right production capability ingredients formulation and design to match customer needs product specifications and financial targets.
- Assist with driving success throughout a product’s lifecycle specifically from a food science/development perspective.
- Assist with designing developing and managing scaleup of new products raw materials processes recipes and specifications that translate to fullscale production and provide competitive advantage.
- Ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Assist with the design and execution of quality plans throughout the pipeline process – from raw materials to the shelf life of finished products.
- Participate in and lead product tastings as well as internal sensory evaluations product applications and shelf life/ stress testing to determine the acceptability of prototypes and competitive products for consumers.
- Effectively collaborate with immediate and crossfunctional team members for example Finance Marketing Sales Quality and Production to ensure that new and existing products meet development targets and support the business strategy and financial goals.
- Develop and sustain relationships with outside labs regulatory agencies ingredient suppliers and lab equipment vendors as needed by project activity.
- Perform all activities in a safe manner and within the context of all our company’s safety protocols and GMP standards.
- Create maintain and ensure the accuracy of product specification documents.
- Conduct and document product development lab work including development of bench top prototypes implementation and maintenance of testing and pilot plant/commercial scaleup trials.
- Accurately prepare product samples and submit samples for analytical and sensory evaluation.
- Partner with quality in designing and conducting complex shelf life and storage studies including product and package performance under various conditions and make recommendations for appropriate adjustments in product and/or package as required.
- Translate/interpret recipes to fulfill regulatory/legal requirements.
- Assist with the building of cost models to support successful new product launches.
- Lead train and mentor team members as well as provide technical advice to others within the specialty.
- Support an environment that fosters innovation by continually introducing ideas and product concepts for new products quality improvements and productivity and facilitate calculated risktaking.
- Provide technical and business risk assessment /perspectives related to new product development and technical brand stewardship activities.
- Support the development and implementation of raw material strategy in collaboration with purchasing and external vendors for differentiated new product performance and quality or cost reduction.
- Practical experience and technical mastery in Food Science (baking technologies).
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science Food engineering or other related applied science.
- Experience in a food manufacturing company
- 2 years of food product and/or process development from concept through commercialization ideally both at the commercial bakery level.
- People management experience in a food or food ingredient company
- Strong food science and technology background including ingredients processing and manufacturing.
- Demonstrated ability to apply technical standards principles theories concepts and techniques.
- Solid verbal and written communication and presentation skills; at all levels within an organization
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fastpaced environment.
- Solid PC proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word PowerPoint; intermediate to advanced proficiency level in Excel and database statistical software (spreadsheets computer analysis; report writing).
- Strong knowledge of GMP HACCP and good laboratory practice for a food product development laboratory
- Demonstrated experience in leading multiple projects while delivering significant results.
- Solid understanding of food systems ingredients packaging and processing interactions experimental design and statistical analysis
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with ambiguity and can comfortably manage risks changing priorities and uncertainty.
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work across functions and influence both above and below level.
- Experience working with a broad range of ingredients (and suppliers) formulations applications technologies and processes in the Baking Industry.
- Familiar with a broad range of equipment typically found in commercial bakeries.
- Intellectual curiosity and ability to think critically and analytically.
- Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to selfinitiate and manage multiple project tasks independently to meet business objectives and to support the individuals of the workgroup.
- Outstanding time management team and communication skills.
- Ability to analyze and communicate implications of experimental results.
- Strong commitment to working safely and maintaining a safe work environment.
- Ability to flawlessly execute laboratory bench work and pilotplant scaleups.
- Must be wellorganized capture work details and learning and highlight any unexpected learning.
- Must possess the ability to work successfully in crossfunctional teams.
- Ability to analyze and communicate implications of emerging consumer trends.
- Proven track record in maintaining good working relationships with business partners.
- Occasional flexibility in working hours to set up and complete focus groups product expos pilot plant scaleups or plant trials that may extend past typical working hours.
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