Senior Ingredient Specialist

Nestlé Purina North America; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Purina North America in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Senior Ingredient Specialist to qualify raw materials, suppliers and lead ingredient development projects.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage ingredient portfolios, and ensure compliance with nutritional and regulatory requirements while supporting Purina strategies and factory needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, animal science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, product/ingredient development, or related environment.
• Willingness to travel 30-40%

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of new and existing ingredients to support products using food technology.
• Coordinate with factory to manage specifications considering nutrition, regulatory, and analytical requirements.
• Lead qualifications of new raw materials and partner with Procurement on projects and timelines.
• Provide technical expertise to R&D, Legal, Regulatory, Marketing, Purchasing, QA and Plants.
• Keep management apprised of issues, risks, timing, and contingencies related to technical and business success.
• Manage assigned ingredient portfolios using scientific procedures and capability studies.
• Utilize Purina systems to schedule activity, collect data, and generate reports.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Ingredient development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science

Job description

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary

We’re a leader in the pet care industry, which means we’re not only ahead in volume, profit, and market share, we’re at the forefront of innovative product and process development that’s allowing us to lead the march in pushing pet nutrition forward. Your larger team (the Technical Services group) creates the flavors, shapes, and textures often developed in marketing and brought to life through innovative engineering.

As a Senior Ingredient Specialist, you’ll be responsible for qualifying new raw materials, suppliers, and providing technical support to existing suppliers. Identify and lead ingredient-related and quality improvement projects. You’ll work on fast-paced, multi-functional teams focused on procuring new ingredients and new vendors in support of Purina’s strategies and providing technical support to our factories.

• Lead 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 alongside the factory to manage product specifications with the appropriate, nutritional, regulatory, and analytical requirements. Also includes issuing to manufacturing plant and maintaining as needed.
• Coordinate qualifications of new raw materials, serve as ingredient lead for assigned ingredients, and partner with Procurement to drive ingredient development projects, timelines, and product impact assessments.
• 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.
• Manage and maintain assigned ingredient portfolios, using standardized scientific procedures and capability studies to support ingredient performance, product specifications, and quality requirements.
• Understand and effectively use Purina systems and tools required for scheduling activity and tests, collecting and analyzing data, and completing and disseminating accurate reports.

Requirements

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

Other

• Knowledge of grain, soy, plant protein, or fish science preferred

Salary: $87,227.10 to $126,450.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility: Yes

The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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