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Nestle Senior Product Development Specialist in JURONG R&D, Singapore
Position Snapshot
Location: Singapore
Company: Nestle R&D Center, Singapore
Type of contract: Permanent
Position Summary
Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.
We are looking for a Senior Product Development Specialist to join our Ice Cream Development Team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the development, innovation and renovation of ice cream products/processes/systems from inception through all stages of development under the Idea to Launch (I2L) principles, method/tools and ways of working. You will contribute to concept generation and define project overall Key Success Criteria as subject matter expert. In addition, you will ensure effective handling of knowledge gained during the different stages of a project.
A day in the life of a Senior Product Development Specialist…
Proactively propose and drive new ideas/projects/methods to R&D Center, Strategic Business Units and markets aligned with consumer trends
Build and document knowledge about latest methods, trends and developments in relevant field of activity (R&D report, notes, patents, etc)
Explore breakthrough process or technology that are patentable
Actively promote Idea to Launch (I2L) Mindset and ways of working (including system)
Give operational assistance in industrialization start-ups and product improvements following the technical assistance way of working
Integrate Scientific, Technology, Quality and Safety and Environment knowledge into business
Recommend, plan and deliver technical and scientific support for Ice Cream projects
Lead and manage knowledge building and business related project activities with a proactive participation
Present results/methods in written and oral form to interested parties or stakeholders
Ensure Idea to Launch (I2L) project execution using Idea to Launch (I2L) ways of working and tools
Suggest, create and improve ice cream prototypes
Coordinate with local contracted ice cream manufacturers and/or markets to execute scale up of prototypes
Provide accurate and on-time support to markets with effective (quality, cost and on-time) and sustainable solutions
Actively participate in expert network to promote cross-fertilization between different sites
Provide competency development and coaching to global Application (AG) Ice cream Team
What will make you successful
BS in Dairy, Food Science or Food Engineering required
MS in Dairy, Food Science or Food Engineering preferred
5 years minimum R&D and/or application group product development experience
5 years minimum project management experience
5 years minimum experience in ice cream R&D or application group
We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.