Material & Recipe Specialist – Compliance & Innovation

Nestlé Health Science; De Realteit; Remote; EUR 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4% Bonus

8% Holiday allowance

13th month

Green mobility program

Professional training & development

Job summary

Nestlé Nutrition & Health in Almere, NL, is seeking a skilled Material & Recipe Specialist to own the complete recipe lifecycle, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and contribute to the Compliance by Design framework. You will collaborate with local MRM teams and partner with global units on ingredients and recipes within factory/co-manufacturing scope.

Responsibilities include managing dozens to hundreds of recipes and ingredients, driving compliance projects, and delivering training on

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Food Sciences or engineering in related field.
• 3-5 years of operational experience in production, QA, product development, or project management.
• Multilingual: English required, plus French, Spanish, or German.

Responsibilities

• Manage local recipes and ingredients portfolio (30-500 recipes, 100-1500 ingredients).
• Support factory optimization and compliance projects.
• Ensure product compliance across markets (EU, AMS & AOA).
• Implement and adhere to approval workflows for ingredients and recipes.
• Report compliance KPIs with global/regional teams.
• Provide training for corporate MRM tools (CAT, DevEx, SAP-RM).
• Prepare documentation for Regulatory Submissions.

Skills

Multilingual English + FR/ES/DE

Education

Master’s degree in Food Sciences

Tools

CAT

DevEx

SAP-RM

Job description

Nestlé Nutrition & Health in Almere, NL, is seeking a skilled Material & Recipe Specialist to own the complete recipe lifecycle, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and contribute to the Compliance by Design framework. You will collaborate with local MRM teams and partner with global units on ingredients and recipes within factory/co-manufacturing scope.

Responsibilities include managing dozens to hundreds of recipes and ingredients, driving compliance projects, and delivering training on