Senior Recipe Formulation Specialist

Jobtailor; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a seasoned Product Formulation Lead to drive the recipe lifecycle from brief to launch in our Bridgewater, MA site. You will ensure compliant formulation, effective recipe management, ingredient specification excellence, and timely delivery across markets.

Collaborating with operations, quality, regulatory, and R&D teams, you will champion SAP-RM, DevEX and CAT, translate regulatory requirements into practical standards, and lead continuous improvement in recipe data management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, food technology, nutrition, pharmacy, or related discipline.
• 5–7 years of experience with strong product and process knowledge across recipe development and manufacturing environments.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks and compliance across multiple markets.
• Continuous improvement methods and structured problem-solving experience.
• Hands-on experience in recipe formulation, compliance, and management of nutritional or food products.
• Analytical thinking, data management, and knowledge of statistical calculations.

Responsibilities

• Drive the product recipe lifecycle from new product brief to launch.
• Ensure compliant formulation, effective recipe management, and ingredient specification excellence.
• Create and revise recipes for innovation and renovation projects.
• Ensure adherence to Nestlé recipe and data standards and timely delivery.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, manufacturing, product, R&D, regulatory, and medical affairs teams across markets and factories.
• Support formulation decisions and facilitate stakeholder alignment.
• Guide validation and corrective actions.
• Contribute to category and corporate strategic initiatives related to recipe and ingredient management.
• Champion SAP-RM, CAT, DevEX, and reporting solutions to improve compliance, data quality, workflow efficiency, and end-to-end visibility.
• Support continuous improvement of standards, guidelines, and training programs.
• Ensure business continuity in formulation-related activities.
• Influence global and regional stakeholders and partner with technical experts across manufacturing, nutrition, quality, safety, regulatory affairs, and supply chain.

Skills

Recipe formulation

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Data management

Process knowledge

Statistics

English communication

Quality management

Continual improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related

Tools

SAP-RM

DevEX

CAT

Job description

• Drive the product recipe lifecycle from new product brief to launch
• Ensure compliant formulation, effective recipe management, and ingredient specification excellence
• Create and revise recipes for innovation and renovation projects
• Ensure adherence to Nestlé recipe and data standards and timely delivery
• Design recipes based on ingredient contributions and interactions, process losses, shelf-life evolution, and manufacturing constraints
• Collaborate with operations, quality, manufacturing, product, research and development, regulatory, and medical affairs teams across markets and factories
• Support formulation decisions and facilitate stakeholder alignment
• Guide validation and corrective actions
• Contribute to category and corporate strategic initiatives related to recipe and ingredient management
• Champion SAP-RM, CAT, DevEX, and reporting solutions to improve compliance, data quality, workflow efficiency, and end-to-end visibility
• Support continuous improvement of standards, guidelines, and training programs
• Ensure business continuity in formulation-related activities
• Influence global and regional stakeholders and partner with technical experts across manufacturing, nutrition, quality, safety, regulatory affairs, and supply chain

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Food Technology, Nutrition, Pharmacy, or related discipline
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience with strong product and process knowledge across recipe development and manufacturing environments
• Experience with regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements across multiple markets
• Practical experience with continuous improvement methods and structured problem-solving approaches
• Strong hands‑on experience in recipe formulation, compliance, and management of nutritional or food products
• Analytical thinking, problem solving, and digital tools for recipe data management
• Good knowledge of statistical calculations
• Understanding of ingredient contributions, process and shelf‑life losses, manufacturing feasibility, and the regulatory environment
• Experience working in cross‑functional teams
• Proficiency in SAP‑RM and understanding of DevEX and CAT
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; fluent English
• Strong knowledge of the Nestlé Quality Management System and NCE practices
• Ability to work effectively within Material & Recipe Management networks
• Ability to translate compliance, formulation, and manufacturing requirements into practical recipe management standards and execution plans
• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in recipe formulation, compliance, and management of nutritional products, with a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration and adherence to regulatory frameworks. Proficient in utilizing digital tools for recipe data management and continuous improvement methodologies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Recipe Formulation
• Regulatory Compliance
• SAP-RM Proficiency
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking

Hard Skills

• Recipe Development
• Ingredient Specification
• Statistical Calculations
• Continuous Improvement Methods
• Problem Solving
• Nutritional Product Management
• Manufacturing Feasibility
• Data Management
• Quality Management System Knowledge
• Process Loss Analysis

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Stakeholder Alignment
• Influencing Skills
• Team Collaboration
• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• Food Science
• Food Technology
• Nutrition
• Pharmacy
• Recipe Lifecycle Management
• Manufacturing Constraints
• Ingredient Contributions
• Quality Assurance
• Regulatory Frameworks
• Nestlé NCE Practices

Tools & Technologies

• SAP-RM
• DevEX
• CAT
• Reporting Solutions