Product Technical Performance Manager Kinder
About the Role:
We are happy to share that we are looking for a talented candidate to join our Technical R&D Kinder Department as a Product Technical Performance Manager. In this role you will work on product development and implementation of new products as well as defining industrial processes for Kinder products across the world. You will work in a highly dynamic and international environment within Ferrero, contributing to the excellence and innovation of our products.
Main Responsibilities:
You will plan, organize and perform the necessary trials and experiments to deliver product and process development projects that meet defined requirements.
You will create and take ownership of the industrial recipes for the products under your responsibility.
You will provide support on project implementation from concept, industrialisation to product launch.
You will leverage product and process expertise on Kinder products that could be made with wafer, creams and different ingredients via lab trials, scale-up trials, factory and supplier’s trials and taste trials.
Additionally, you will have the responsability to identify new ingredients suitable for the Kinder moulded products and develop new recipes according to Kinder guidelines, ensuring optimum organoleptic characteristics of new Kinder products throughout shelf-life.
You will define key technological parameters to produce new Kinder products, continuously improving existing manufacturing processes through LEAN & AGILE methods.
Finally, you will have the opportunity to work in strict cooperation with the Kinder laboratory and Project Team and you will be the point of reference for Marketing, Engineering, Plants technologists, Quality Dpt, R&D Raw material and Packaging.
About You:
You will bring your Master's Degree in Food Technology, Chemistry, or Biology and experience in a multinational food company, ideally in R&D, quality or technical positions. Experience in chocolate moulding, cereals and wafer baking would be considered a plus.
You have strong knowledge of Chemical, Microbiologist, Sensory and Nutritional Analysis, as well as industrial processes.
You are available for frequent travel in Italy and abroad, you are fluent in English and comfortable using digital tools; you are familiar with statistics and multivariate analysis.
You will bring your experience in product development and your strong teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
Our Benefits & Perks:
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About Ferrero:
Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.
DE&I at Ferrero:
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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