Product Design and Development Manager

 Utrecht  32 - 40 per week  Master

Bedrijfsinformatie

For one of our clients we are looking for a Product Development and Design Manager for the e Specialized Nutrition R&I (SN R&I) division.

Functieomschrijving

In this role you will design and develop consumer centric Products that truly reflect the mission of the category. You will especially be responsible for ensuring holistic products design (consumer needs, scientific/health needs, nutrition et regulatory requirements, value/cost equation, etc.) while securing strong execution and excellence in delivery.

You will be responsible for:

  • Ensuring efficiency and efficacy in Designing & Developing Products to enable the Category growth through close cross-functional collaboration
  • Being the SN R&I voice in cross-functional teams, especially being the technological lead in projects Securing the quality and consistency of the qualification and validation of new formulations
  • Ensuring formulations follow robust and right by design principles, risk mitigations are in place, and all documentation in line with SN R&I processed

Profiel

You are an experienced product developer, with an innovative mindset, an eye for details and thrive in bringing a strong positive impact to your Category.
You can easily connect with cross-functional departments displaying effective stakeholder engagement. You have excellent communication skills and can effectively build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

In addition, you will have:

  • A MSc./PhD degree in Chemical engineering, Bio-Chemical engineering, Food technology, bioprocessing, nutrition science or similar working/thinking level obtained via experience.
  • Min. 2-years experience in Product Development or R&D environment, preferably in the field of Specialized Nutrition.
  • Technological background in specialized nutrition know-how, proficient in using product design and development tools.
  • Good understanding of Quality and Food Safety non-negotiables for this category.
  • Good understanding of qualification and validation processes
  • Understand of the fundamentals of Project management

Aanbod

  • Assignment for12 months, starting asap
  • External contract via Nutri-akt

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