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Position Snapshot
• Location: Central category technical application group Hub based in Madone (Bergamo)
• Permanent contract
• At least 5 years of experience in R&D activities or product development in Food & Beverage industry
• Fluent in Italian and English, French is beneficial
• Project management skills
Position Summary
In this role you will work in the European Category Technical Application Group (C-TAG) team that has the responsibility to manage projects about products development at lab scale and their application in the industrial scale and environment and validate new raw materials within an international scope across Europe. You will also provide expert support during industrialization and perform regional recipe management activities.
A day in the life of Product Development - Application Group
• Develops, customizes and localizes recipes on lab scale
• Analyzes and reviews new raw materials
• Defines and details raw materials specifications
• Leads Renovation and Innovation projects, and identifies optimization opportunities
• Leads the deployment of new products aligned with Zone priorities
• Provides technical expertise and regional business insight to project team
• Ensures deployment of standards to factories according to plan in collaboration with local teams
• Performs product and process competency building for manufacturing support teams and factory experts
What will make you successful
• At least 5 years of experience in R&D activities or product development in Food & Beverage industry
• Fluent in Italian and English, French is beneficial
• Strong project management and relational, and coaching skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally on multi-stakeholder projects
• Ability to identify, understand, present, and mitigate risk
• Good understanding of industrial environment and its’ challenges
• Passion for quality and consumer satisfaction
• Ability to deliver results and make challenges to manage projects
• Availability to travel within the country and internationally (Europe) to visit factories