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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support the Healthy Snacks category for infants, toddlers, and older children
- Act as technical lead to identify solutions, deliver innovation and renovation initiatives, and drive optimization and improvement projects
- Lead product development activities from concept to commercialization, introducing new products and processes within factories
- Ensure product and process safety, stability, legality, cost, quality, compliance, and consumer relevance
- Steer projects on-time, on-budget, and against key success criteria
- Partner with global Nestlé experts to leverage innovative capabilities and drive product superiority
- Lead technical projects across manufacturing operations, raw material sourcing, quality improvements, cost savings, and compliance
- Drive ingredient qualification, supplier onboarding, technical acceptance, and regulatory compliance initiatives
- Lead recipe optimizations to improve manufacturability
- Apply problem-solving skills and scientific knowledge to improve operational excellence
- Lead onboarding, evaluation, and qualification of raw materials and suppliers, including allergen and claims assessment
- Develop product and process standards in compliance with Nestlé requirements, external regulations, and industry benchmarks
- Provide subject matter expertise and first-line support to factories and co-manufacturing partners in ingredients, recipes, and processing
- Define, develop, and coach competencies and training materials for product/process mastership
- Represent the Technical Applications Group globally and externally
Requirements
What you’ll need- BS or MS degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in product development within the CPG industry
- Preferred experience in baking, extrusion, and other low moisture food technologies
- Strong understanding of project management with the ability to lead project teams
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing environment
- Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, oral, and written communication skills
- Critical thinking, goal orientation, adaptability, and creative problem-solving abilities
- Proficiency with SAP, Recipe Management and PLM systems, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams
- Ability to travel approximately 25%, primarily within North America
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
Benefits
Comp & perks- 7% bonus eligibility
- 401(k) with company match
- Healthcare coverage
- Performance-based incentives
- Competitive total rewards package
- Inclusive workplace
- Recruitment accommodations for applicants with disabilities