Would you like to craft innovative dairy products that perfectly cater the cravings of the contemporary customers? We are on the hunt for a creative and motivated Product Development Specialist to strengthen our Chilled Dairy Development Team.
By taking this role, you will be integral in the innovation and revitalization of our product portfolio. You will have the opportunity to bring your visions and creativity to life, not only for our cherished in-house brands, such as Campina, Optimel, Vifit, Mona, and NoyNoy but also for our high-profile private label collaborations.
In this role, 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.
Functie-eisen
- 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.
- A Master degree, preferably in the area of food technology, food processing, dairy technology, physical-chemistry or alike.
- Relevant product development and/or analytical experience in a food company (at least 5 years), ideally in the field of fermented dairy.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) on all levels in English.
- The following key competences: analytical, hands on, quality and result driven, proactive, punctual, entrepreneurial, ability to engage others & challenge where necessary, decisive, well organized, team player.
- Digital proficient – strong skills in data analysis (Microsoft Excel) and good familiarity with PowerBI or similar tools.
- Willingness to travel to production locations in the Netherlands and/or Belgium.
- A good primary and secondary renumeration package and work life balance.
- A meaningful job, contributing to providing better nutrition for the world;
- Not just a job but a career, starting in a team that highly values your development and growth opportunities.
- Hybrid way of working (good balance of working from home vs from office).
- An international company with strong Dutch heritage.
Competenties
As a development specialist you will:
- Lead and support in the development and implementation of new product innovation while keeping in mind requirements like 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.
Arbeidsvoorwaarden
- 8% holiday allowance
- Enjoy 25 days of vacation per year (based on a 40-hour work week)
- Take care of your future with our comprehensive pension plan
- Your own training budget to follow professional education, training and courses through the Randstad Academy
- A travel allowance
- A referral bonus of €1,500 per candidate referred who starts working at Randstad
- Various bonus schemes.
- Personal guidance and a dedicated HR contact person for your career and development.
Inclusiviteit en diversiteit
Uiteraard staat deze vacature open voor iedereen die zich hierin herkent. We geloven dat diverse teams van belang zijn voor ons als lerende organisatie, die voorop wil blijven lopen in de wereld van werk. Want juist verschillen tussen mensen zorgen voor groei. Van collega's, klanten, kandidaten en daarmee van Randstad Professional. Heb jij een uniek talent? We ontmoeten je graag.