Senior Recipe Formulation Specialist

Nestlé; Konolfingen; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

This role leads capability development, guides digital transformation of recipe management, and improves data quality and efficiency across functions.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of food science, food technology, and nutrition.
• Analytical thinking and basic statistics to improve robustness.
• Experience with digital systems for recipe management.

Responsibilities

• Building robust recipe formulation capabilities that support new product development, industrialization and continuous optimization
• Driving best practices in recipe design to improve quality, compliance, speed and first-time-right approvals
• Translating process capabilities, ingredient behavior, losses and product variability into lean, reliable and scalable recipes
• Strengthening team capability through training, mentoring and clear documentation for key partners and stakeholders
• Leading the adoption and implementation of digital tools that improve recipe and ingredient management processes
• Collaborating across functions to improve data quality, integrate digital solutions and create more efficient ways of working

Skills

Food science

Food technology

Nutrition

Recipe formulation tools

Tools

Digital recipe management tools

Job description

Location: Konolfingen, Switzerland

Work model: On site/ Full time

Contract type / duration: Permanent

Be a force for good and grow through experiences that push you further.

As a Senior Recipe Formulation Specialist, your mission is to build and strengthen recipe formulation expertise from new recipe development to industrialization and continuous recipe optimization. You’ll make a difference by developping formulation best practices in close collaboraton with product, process, quality and manufacturing experts. This is your opportunity to lead formulation capability development, shape the future by moving to digital, and make a difference in the way to operate.

How you’ll make an impact as a Senior Recipe Formulation Specialist

• Building robust recipe formulation capabilities that support new product development, industrialization and continuous optimization
• Driving best practices in recipe design to improve quality, compliance, speed and first-time-right approvals
• Translating process capabilities, ingredient behavior, losses and product variability into lean, reliable and scalable recipes
• Strengthening team capability through training, mentoring and clear documentation for key partners and stakeholders
• Leading the adoption and implementation of digital tools that improve recipe and ingredient management processes
• Collaborating across functions to improve data quality, integrate digital solutions and create more efficient ways of working

What Will Make You Successful

• Bringing strong knowledge of food science, food technology, nutrition and recipe formulation tools
• Applying analytical thinking, conceptual problem solving and basic statistical methods to improve recipe robustness and risk management
• Using digital systems, data and process knowledge to enhance recipe and ingredient management from design to maintenance
• Collaborating confidently with cross-functional stakeholders while communicating complex topics clearly and practically
• Communicating fluently in English

What To Expect From Our Hiring Process

We are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations if needed. Our workplaces are fully accessible and supported by a strong safety culture, with modern installations and procedures to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

The hiring process typically includes a video interview with Talent Acquisition, an interview with the hiring team, and a final discussion and offer. We review applications as they are received and close the role once a strong list of relevant candidates is identified, so we encourage you. All information is treated confidentially.