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Posted Date | about 1 year ago |
Location | United Arab Emirates |
Discipline | FMCG |
Job Reference | 30781 |
Salary | 0.0 |
Product Development Scientist
Accountabilities |
· Lead appropriate product development lab work, including timely development of bench-top prototypes, implementation and maintenance of stability testing, and support scale-ups for commercialization under Nutrition and Food platform |
· Co lead the back end grains supply chain to successfully meet processing challenges and ensuring sustainable and consistent pulp/juice quality |
· Lead the flavour development program for R&D Hot Creals with appropriate learning’s in Flavour tools and techniques to ensure quality, speed and cost of flavour work with Flavour partners |
· Accountable for monitoring quality in market and supporting development to ensure compliance. |
· Collaborate with Nutrition Science and Regulatory functions and accurately implement guardrails and targets in advance of project delivery . Display advanced level of understanding in these areas |
· Employ experimental design and statistical processes to provide robust formulation support by conceptualizing and preparing laboratory/pilot/plant scale protypes adequately iterating on product attributes basis analytical and sensory evaluation |
· Rigorously implementing basic Project management tools in all areas of product development work. (TSG, accolade, FSS etc) |
· Integrate Consumer test results with key product deliverables and provide technical guidance and bench development for targeted development initiatives |
· Ensure accurate processes for preparation, sampling and codification for analytical and sensory evaluations and interpretation of results |
· Ensure clear work prioritisation and action plans for self basis changing business strategies and establish responsibilities for cross functional support areas and monitor progress. |
· Excellent communication skills both written and verbal , including documenting work/ programs accurately and timely into appropriate formats ( eg. laboratory notebooks) |
· Utilization of interpersonal skills to work effectively within teams and cross-functions including International PD teams. |
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Key Skills/Experience Required |
Experience and Qualification |
· MS in a Food Science & Technology or related scientific field with > 6 years experience |
· A proven track record in product development preferably in Grains (Oats) |
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Knowledge & Experience |
· Advanced knowledge of Product Development formulating |
· Leverage understanding of key business drivers, technical nuances in own area to get results. |
· Develop agenda for projects activities and drive execution. |
· Translate strategies into plans that can be effectively executed. |
· Knowledge about Food products processing and challenges. |
· Experience of working in FMCG sector essential with advanced knowledge of food science , process technology and understanding of nutrition and regulations |
· Creative ability and ability to provide thought leadership on tactical aspects of projects |
· Outstanding team working and excellent communication skills |
· Ability to accurately analyze and communicate implications of experimental results |
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Differentiating Competencies Required |
Skills and Behavioral Attributes |
· Communicate persuasively to win support |
· Good project management and data interpretation skills |
· Cross functional team-working and taking people along for execution of project activity. |
· Ability to reference and benchmark |
· Take appropriate and well reasoned risks. |