Senior Development Specialist Cheese

Are you ready for a cheesy adventure? Do you want to play a crucial role in the development of our cheese products for our customers and consumers? We are looking for an experienced Development Specialist Cheese. You will be part of our professional R&D team within a dynamic environment. As the linking pin in product development, you will work together with various stakeholders across FrieslandCampina, including Marketing and Sales, Operations, Technology and QA. On top of that, you will also have contact with external suppliers and manufacturing partners.

Ce que nous demandons

• You are a team player with key competences: entrepreneurial, result oriented, decisiveness, networker, creative, open minded and flexible.
• You take responsibility for your work and are continuously looking for new opportunities to make a change.
• Excellent communication skills in English and preferably basic understanding of Dutch.
• A Master’s degree in food technology, food science, (bio)chemistry or chemical engineering, preferably in dairy and more than 6 years working experience in food industry, more specifically in cheese or cheese technology.

Ce que nous offrons

• We offer great work life balance, and competitive salary & benefits package so you can enjoy it.
• Workweek of 38 hours, competitive pension scheme, holiday allowance of 8%, end year allowance of 5%, a bonus scheme, flexible working hours and the ability to work from home.
• Diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey.
• Exceptional support of cross disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths.
• A friendly and informal working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners.

Description du poste vacant

• Responsible for the translation of business needs into the development and implementation of new products and product changes in the factory in cooperation with Marketing, Operations and QA.
• Responsible/owner of part of our cheese specification portfolio on which you act as business partner towards Commercial and Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of technical solutions to maintain and improve the quality of existing products in cooperation with QA, Operations and Expert Teams.
• Coordination of product tests on lab, pilot and production scales, includes analysis and interpretation of results incorporated in well-written reports.

Détails de l'équipe

You will be part of the Europe, Retail & Americas development team of about 40 R&D colleagues in the Innovation Centre of Wageningen. Within this larger team you work in a team of 12 Development Specialists, who mainly work on cheese. This team is working in close cooperation with BG Retail & Americas, BG Europe, BG MEPA and Supply Chain.

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.