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AGRANA Group · 1 day ago

Product Developer - Food Service

Brecksville, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

AGRANA Fruit is a global leader in delivering healthy and delicious food solutions in partnership with our valued customers. They are seeking a Product Developer to join their New Business Development team, focusing on product innovation in frozen dairy and beverages. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure successful product development and commercialization.

AgricultureFinanceFood ProcessingManufacturing

Responsibilities

Lead development and innovation process for specific customer accounts. This involves receiving customer brief, structure of the project, required research, formula development, sample submissions, risk analysis, trial, launches and all customer contact for project follow up

Market scouting, trend research and benchmark analysis in cooperation with Category, Sales, and Marketing manager. Generate internal briefs for proactive projects. Prepare product showcases and presentations for clients

Prioritize and manage all product development efforts within the customer team to adequately service our customers. As key asset of customer satisfaction and aligned with sales strategy, implement continuous improvement of service level in product development

Guarantee NPD process compliance with quality and safety guardrails and F&B regulations, both internal and from customers, including local and destiny markets. Support feasibility studies

Comply to the raw material approval process in synergistic collaboration with Procurement Specialist function to guarantee timely availability of raw materials for product brief execution, and to support the development of new ingredients, packaging, suppliers, and raw material optimization

Collaborate with the Pilot Plant Team (Cooks, Unitizer, Dispatcher) to ensure the realization of all product samples to be delivered to the customers within the requested timeframe

Responsible for delivering precise product trial details and to collaborate with the Commercialization Manager to guarantee accurate and on-time set up of factory trials

Active participation in scale up and industrial trial, contributing to new process development and improvement

Collaborate and align with Technical Service and Production team for successful commercialization of new products

Ensure accurate and timely reporting of product development activities to key stakeholders

Qualification

Food ScienceFood TechnologyProduct DevelopmentRegulatory KnowledgeSensory AnalysisAnalytical SkillsProject ManagementComputer SkillsSAP ExperienceBeverage ApplicationsFrozen Dairy ExperienceCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

BS in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Biology

2-3 years of food industry product development experience

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in food technology, ingredient technology and food & beverage processing

Knowledge of regulatory requirements and labelling

Experience in sensory analysis

Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously

Highly organized with strong project management skills

Strong problem solving and analytical skill set

Effective communication skills for both internal and external customers, the ability to collaborate, create, and foster relationships

Strategic thinker, creative & curious with a customer-centric mindset

Strong computer skills

Preferred

Previous SAP experience a plus

Knowledge in beverage applications, coffee science and/or barista training

Frozen dairy experience developing fruit and indulgent (chocolate, caramel etc..) variegates, bases and toppings

Company

AGRANA Group

AGRANA is an internationally oriented Austrian company which adds value to agricultural commodities to produce a wide range of industrial products for the processing sector.

Founded in 1988

Vienna, Wien, AUT

5001-10000 employees