Food Technologist - Product Technical Performance Manager Kinder

Food Technologist - Product Technical Performance Manager Kinder

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

We are happy to share that we are currently looking for a Product Technical Performance Manager who will work in product development & implementation of new products as well as defining industrial processes for Kinder products across the world.
You will work in a highly dynamic and international environment and you will liaise with colleagues from different teams and departments, colleagues from factories around the world and our key business stakeholders to execute flawless projects.

Main Responsibilities:

In this role, you will plan, organize and perform the necessary trials and experiments to deliver product and process development projects that meet defined requirements.
You will participate in the creation of new products and take ownership of the industrial recipes for the products under your responsibility.
You will provide support on project implementation from concept, industrialization to product launch.
You will have the opportunity to leverage product and process expertise on Kinder products that could be made with wafer, creams, and different ingredients via lab trials, scale-up trials, factory and supplier’s trials, and taste trials.

You will be responsible for identifying new ingredients suitable for the Kinder moulded products & developing new recipes according to Kinder guidelines, ensuring optimum organoleptic characteristics and new products throughout shelf-life.
You will define key technological parameters to produce new products and continuously improve existing manufacturing processes through LEAN & AGILE methods.
Finally, you will be the point of reference for Marketing, Engineering, Plants technologists, Quality Dpt, R&D Raw & Pack materials and you will collaborate closely with the Laboratory and Project Team.

Who we are looking for:

You will bring your university Master's Degree background in Food Science and Technology or equivalent scientific field and your previous work experience in R&D, quality or technical position with subsequent experiences preferred in Chocolate Moulding/Cereals & Wafer baking.

You will contribute to the success of the team thanks to your experience in chemical, microbiological, sensory, and nutritional analysis and industrial processes.

Your strong creativity and innovation attitude as well as your project management skills and attention to detail will be key to performing the role at best.

Your strong communication skills, your fluency in Italian and English, as well as your desire for international mobility and your full availability for business trips will be a great asset for us, together with your true passion for our products, consumers, and category.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality, and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product-centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

A strong analytical mind, attention to detail on one hand, and the ability to cooperate with employees at all levels and great organizational skills on the other, would be key to success. Employee contribution and engagement at Ferrero is based on the individual, team, and organization dimension, so you should have the ability to work independently, as part of the team, and build good relations with stakeholders at all levels. Being flexible and dealing with a dynamic working environment, as well as the ability to embed new knowledge and skills in existing competencies, will definitely help you to become a high performer here.