Pet Product Development Specialist — 50% Travel

Nestle; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Product Development Associate to drive new and existing pet food products from concept through scale-up in our fast-paced Technical Services team. You’ll lead development, validate materials, and collaborate with marketing, manufacturing, and suppliers while traveling up to 50% to support projects.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (or 4+ years with a high school diploma), 6+ months of product development experience, and a hands-on, quality-driven approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• 6+ months of experience in product development (food), formulation and scale-up experience, or related.
• High School Diploma/GED with 4+ years of experience in product development (food), formulation and scale-up experience, or related.

Responsibilities

• Manage development, scale up, and implementation of new and existing technologies to improve performance of existing products and develop new products.
• Explore innovative applications of pet food product/process possibilities based on current state-of-the-art food technology.
• Serve as technical resource for marketing to develop a robust pipeline of product development opportunities, including developing technical project plans and timelines for all assigned projects.
• Support product formulation including appropriate ingredients, nutritional, regulatory and analytical requirements.
• Proactively monitor and provide product maintenance for assigned product responsibilities requiring standardized scientific procedures.
• Initiate and implement cost reduction ideas for assigned product lines and factories.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Nestlé is seeking a Product Development Associate to drive new and existing pet food products from concept through scale-up in our fast-paced Technical Services team. You’ll lead development, validate materials, and collaborate with marketing, manufacturing, and suppliers while traveling up to 50% to support projects.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (or 4+ years with a high school diploma), 6+ months of product development experience, and a hands-on, quality-driven approach.