Details
Posted: 21-Jun-22
Location: Elven, France
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: Doctorate
Categories:
Research & Development
Palatability
Part of the Symrise group and global leader in the pet food industry, we have been delivering high-value solutions that improve pet well-being and owner satisfaction for over twenty years.
- 1500 passionate experts working for Symrise Pet Food
- 28 factories across 14 countries
- N°1 in the pet food palatability market
Our unique approach…
Everything we do is backed up by a strong culture of innovation, pet well-being, excellence and sustainability. Our worldwide palatability expertise and strong nutritional experience give us an edge in an increasingly competitive market.
Pet well-being - is our no. 1 priority when developing new solutions.
Excellence - means ensuring the highest quality and food safety standards for our customers around the world.
Innovation - allows us to stay at the forefront of a changing pet world.
Sustainability - is about securing a long-term future for our stakeholders and the world through full stream valorization and other initiatives.
Reporting to the Palatability (SPF) Dry Cat Manager, you contribute to the innovation and continuous improvement process of the department. You increase, extend knowledge & expertise about dry cat performance, and provide support to all Symrise Pet Food subsidiaries and services. You pilot projects related to this field of expertise.
Main responsibilities
- Program and project management :
- Participate in ideation and innovation process, with other Symrise Pet Food departments
- Own, manage and animate one or several R&D programs
- Manage projects to increase SPF dry cat performance, from ideation to launch, following steps and key milestones, to achieve the deliverables, taking into account the state of the art in the area of expertise, and through knowledge of competitors and customers.
> Ideation Initiation : Participate in value proposition and value creation driven by the marketing ; launch project risk analysis assessment ; evaluate means and timing
> From Conception to test : Monitor timing and expenses ; experiment at Symrise Pet Food or in technical centre ; analyze results, realize synthesis, produce document and update hazard risk analysis assessment and targeted deliverables ; propose new directions
> Industrialization and Launch : Support the deployment of new SPF dry cat solutions in the regions ; support the commercial argumentation and the sales team for launch
- Support other Symrise Pet Food departments needs
- Communication / Scientific network / Cross functionality :
- Communicate on progress, consolidate know-how and knowledge of the expertise. Promote knowledge and results. Protect the innovations. Presents - or makes expert team present - results to stakeholders : partners, customers, and internally
- Constitute a scientific and technical network of experts in the area of expertise, and develop partnerships. Participate in congress, propose and present thematic
- Work preferably in interaction with marketing, sales, regions and customers and with other departments to achieve project success
- Carry out any related activities needed for the role
- Scientific background in food chemistry, food processing or related fields
- Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role
- Strong innovation skills combining :
- Ideally technical knowledge on petfood products, palatability enhancers, palatability drivers, application and scientific networking
- Creativity & open-minded skills
- Good organization, project management and long term thinking skills
- Ease with IT tools
- Experience working in a Matrix organisation, with strong adaptability and persistence
- Ability to efficiently work in autonomy, and with internal / external stakeholders
- Full professional ability in English
- Ability to travel
As the worldwide leader and reference in palatability, SPF combines technical expertise and innovation to develop product concepts that improve pet food attractiveness by offering novel forms of palatability enhancement.
SPF reinvents pet food palatability to enhance pets' sensorial experience and make mealtime a shared happy moment.
