Job Specifications
Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.
At Nestle USA, we're all working towards the same goal - to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity - and responsibility - to be there for every moment in our consumers' lives.
Joining Nestle means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
This position does not offer relocation assistance. It is a hybrid role that is onsite Tues-Thurs.**
POSITION SUMMARY:
Does working in product development to enable business goals while leveraging your experience to solve problems, propose optimization solutions, and create new and robust products sound interesting and engaging to you?
Join our product development team, known as the Technical Applications Group (TAG)! You will work across multiple product brands in the world's largest Food Company. We are looking for someone with a growth mind-set that is willing to leverage their experience learning new products, systems, and solutions.
What does this mean for you?
You will lead recipe creation, re-formulation, rapid prototyping, and management of vendor relationships/interactions. You will work hands-on with our Pilot Plants, Factories (Internal/External), and Manufacturing facilities to deliver on Innovation & Renovation (I&R) business objectives. You will help to build consumer insights and be the face of our products in cross-functional settings with representatives from Marketing, Sales, and Finance.
How does your role fit into the broader organization?
This is a critical role within TAG that drives product development, commercialization, optimization, and renovation.
Our business is focused on speed, agility, courage, and collaboration. We are in the midst of a culture shift where we are consumer obsessed and see our consumers as our True North. Come be part of our team to help us win in the market.
How will you interface across departments?
The TAG Product Development Specialist is a leader who collaborates with cross-functional groups and external partners to communicate product and process capabilities.
Want to flex and develop your leadership and influencing skills?
You will have the opportunity to communicate technical product and process challenges, their impact, and creative solutions. Your mission will be to influence team decisions and lead implementation of product launches.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Implementation of Innovation & Renovation strategy for the supported product categories in the market. Leverage technical experience to develop, implement, and execute creative product/process development activities (e.g. bench top, pilot plant, and internal/external factory) to achieve project goals and deadlines to delight the consumer.
As the Technical Lead: Apply leadership, coaching and influencing skills to steer the project in accordance with Key Success Criteria to deliver the project on time, at or below the COGS target, and in a way that delights the consumer.
Formulate the product within our capabilities
Match the product shown in consumer testing (and don't allow it to be fielded if you don't have a path to execution)
Do a robust complaint reduction exercise and mitigate the key risks
Ensure the proper controls are in place to match the gold standard every time.
Act as the key point of contact TO the factory to ensure proper implementation of the technical solution
Introduction of new products and processes within factories. Collaborate and influence internal and external project teams (Teams are made up of R&D, Product Developers, Project Managers, Quality, Regulatory, Engineering, Packaging, Factories, Marketing, Co-Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Supply Chain, etc.) to develop, industrialize, and launch Innovation and Renovation projects.
Provide working equipment / product knowledge guidance and support to the Factory / R&D / Engineering resources during the development of new technology and processes
Continuously improve/optimize current products and processes within factories according to local business needs and supply situation and/or implementation of initiatives. Lead technical projects including technical assistance, sourcing, quality improvements, compliance, and productivity cost savings. This includes establishing and managing timelines, uncovering roadblocks, defining critical paths, and identifying resource constraints.
Ensure adherence to all products, processes, materials stan
About the Company
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the ...
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