Vacature: Product Design & Development Manager

Function Description

In this role, you will be integral to working cross functionally to shape, design and develop products which align with the strategic growth agenda for the adult medical nutrition business. You will work closely with cross functional teams including, CB&I, Advanced Technology, M&NS and C&P to shape, steer and drive projects and explorations.

In this position you will be reporting into the Adult Explo and new Growth Space Senior Manager and you will have the following accountabilities and responsibilities:

Apply Explo and consumer centric approaches to shape and develop innovation and renovation projects within Adult Medical Nutrition
Work cross functionally, translating mid to long term business and market needs into innovation and product development projects
Execute end to end product development, including trial execution and laboratory testing, within multidisciplinary teams
Participate in cross functional category meetings to support business growth
Co-manage close partnerships with Third party manufacturers (3PM’s) and Suppliers
Able to look critically at the current product development process, challenge the status quo and capturing knowledge
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in ways of working and knowledge capture

Profile

A MSc./PhD degree in Chemical engineering, Bio-Chemical engineering, Food technology, bioprocessing, nutrition science or similar working/thinking level obtained via experience
Min. 3-year experience in Product Development or R&D environment
Motivated by innovation and creativity
Critical thinking, problem solving and change agility, with a result-driven and entrepreneurial mindset
Comfortable in an international & dynamic organization, with various disciplines
Creativity with a consumer focus
Able to execute projects autonomously, seeking support where needed
Strong collaborative mindset and effective project management skills