Pet Nutrition Ingredient Specialist | R&D & Supplier Quality

Nestlé Purina North America; St. Louis (MO); Presencial; USD 71 000 - 102 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Nestlé Purina North America in the United States is seeking an Ingredient Specialist to qualify new raw materials and suppliers and provide technical support to NPPC factories. You will lead ingredient-related projects, coordinate material qualifications, and collaborate with Procurement and cross-functional teams to align with NPPC strategies.

You will work on fast-paced, multi-functional teams, develop new ingredients, and manage specifications to meet nutritional, regulatory, and analytical

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, animal science, or related scientific field.
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain, product/ingredient development, environmental sustainability, food science, or related environment.
• 30-40% travel throughout the role.

Responsabilidades

• Support development and implementation of new and existing ingredients to support existing products and develop new products, based on our state-of-the-art food technology.
• Work with the factory to manage product specifications with the appropriate, nutritional, regulatory, and analytical requirements.
• Coordinate qualification of new raw materials and/or suppliers and act as ingredient lead for all assigned ingredients/raw materials which includes understanding raw material and manufacturing process and acting as a technical resource for Procurement’s project plans and timelines.
• Provide technical expertise within “discipline” to R&D, Legal, Regulatory, Consumer Marketing, Purchasing, QA, CDG, HR, Plants, US Management, and other groups as it relates to business unit objectives.
• Collaboratively and proactively keep management and key team project members apprised of issues, risks, timing, and contingencies relevant to technical and business success.
• Proactively monitor and provide ingredient maintenance for assigned ingredient portfolio responsibilities, using standardized scientific procedures and capability studies to support product performance.
• Work closely with the factory, product developers and quality to establish new ingredient and ingredient process specifications.

Conhecimentos

Supply chain

Ingredient development

Food science

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in food science, animal science, or related scientific field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Nestlé Purina North America in the United States is seeking an Ingredient Specialist to qualify new raw materials and suppliers and provide technical support to NPPC factories. You will lead ingredient-related projects, coordinate material qualifications, and collaborate with Procurement and cross-functional teams to align with NPPC strategies.

You will work on fast-paced, multi-functional teams, develop new ingredients, and manage specifications to meet nutritional, regulatory, and analytical