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September 25, 2024
Kraft Heinz Company
الجيزة
FULL TIME
Product Development Associate Manager
All Posting Locations: Giza, Al Jizah, EG
Job Functions: Research & Development
Date Published: September 25, 2024
Ref#: R-78676
ABOUT THE ROLE
Job Description
Description & Requirements
- Lead the Development activities related to NPDs project within the scope of the category.
- Support Product Development activities in ESG & Master brand projects in Egypt Portfolio (+5 products ranges)
- Aligning and Implementing the R&D Strategies and MEA goals Strategy plan into actions within Food Service Projects.
- Implement the 5 years innovation calendar and proactively new concepts.
- Lead the Innovation Bank for all categories and RIGHT Process implementation in Middle East.
- Focusing on Sauces category, with supporting the Culinary Categories if needed.
- Be responsible for the assigned product development and formulation projects related to NPD, Innovations, Renovations, Offload, VE, Process excellence.
- The owner of Sensory Marketing approvals for the benchtop trials and recipes development within the timeline.
- Develop and deliver new, improved or more cost-efficient products within the framework of the agreed innovation, cost-out pipeline and SC pipeline projects at the factory or at copackers.
- Continuously find ways to improve our processes, ways of working, capabilities.
- Create, develop and implement industrialized product solutions under specific projects, ensuring robust risk management and delivery of quality attributes in line with consumer’s expectation, brand foundations and guidelines
- Recipe formulation for Innovations & Renovations in line with target cost.
- Owning the deliverables and milestones within the singed off timeline
- R&D documents, PLM & Project Now.
- Keep all records and filing up to date for each trial across different scales.
- Develop good relations with the internal customers: Regulatory, Finance, Procurement, Factory teams & Marketing to support the product development projects progress.
- Make sure that Kraft Heinz regulations and standards are applied within the product development’s stages.
- Identify and implement process excellence & cost saving initiatives.
What you bring:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture or Science or Engineering. Master’s degree in food technology is a plus.
- Work Experience: 3-5 years in R&D field in FMCGs
- Language Knowledge: Fluent in English
- Affinity to work in a factory environment & Ability to travel
- Digital Literacy: Microsoft office, dealing with ERP system, mail & report writing.
Professional Attributes
- Curiosity, positivity & passion
- You’re curious, positive and enthusiastic. People know you as the driver of the team.
- Passion for improving and proactive nature
- Understanding process of continual improvement, quality improvement concept is desirable.
- Analytical and has attention to details
- Able to understand and apply management reports and plans to conduct business.
- translate complex data into a simple solution with your analytical approach.
- Problem solving& Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Must be able to lead multiple projects simultaneously.
- Great teammate
- Achieving results is nice, but achieving results with the team is simply the best. being great teammate, means you’re sometimes a leader, sometimes a follower but always working towards the same common goal together with your teammates.
- Critical thinking
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts
- We like to keep it simple. And to implement fast. Your ability to simplify will be highly appreciated, when you provide simple solutions dealing with sophisticated challenges.
- Interpersonal Skills
- Result driven
What we offer you?
- The work you do today will help define the destination of our future tomorrow by redefining and innovating how we bring happiness to our consumers and communities.
- Your unique potential is recognized, valued, and empowered. We help unlock the qualities and abilities necessary for you to perform with passion and purpose.
- We’re committed to modeling lifelong learning, curiosity, and creativity. We offer the resources and experiences to continuously improve your skills and grow your career.
About Us
Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage. With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every meal table we touch. We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.
Location(s)
6 October Factory
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
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