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Product Development Scientist-1400363 - IL-Glenview
Description
Kraft Foods Group is one of the most admired and largest
food and beverage businesses in North America. We’re also one of the
largest worldwide among publicly traded consumer packaged food and
beverage companies, based on our 2012 combined net revenues of $18.7
billion.
We manufacture and market food and beverage products,
including convenient meals, Refreshment beverages and coffee, cheese and
other grocery products, primarily in the United States and Canada, under
a host of iconic brands. Our product categories span breakfast, lunch and
dinner meal occasions, both at home and in foodservice locations.
Our diverse brand portfolio consists of many of the most
popular food brands in North America, Including three brands with annual
net revenues exceeding $1 billion each – Kraft cheeses, dinners
and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; and Maxwell House coffees
– plus over 20 brands with annual net revenues of between $100 million
and $1 billion each.
In the United States, based on dollar share in 2012, we hold
the number one branded share position in a majority of our 50 product
categories, as well as in 18 of our top 20 product categories. We hold
the number two branded share position in the other two product
categories.
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This position offers the candidate an opportunity to gain
technical depth and will be assigned to specific attributes in a project
to lead design and execution for new product development. The candidate
will have direct interface with Business, Operations and Quality partners
on initiatives from defining product attributes through
commercialization. Great position to further develop technical expertise,
Innovation acumen, as well as demonstrate strong leadership skills.
- The candidate will plan and
conduct projects, participate in development of objectives, and
executes against the same recommending action plans to implement key
findings
- The candidate will
represent R&D on cross-functional teams by communicating technical
perspectives, for the development of successful commercialization
plans.
- The candidate will properly
document and communicate to peers, Core, and R&D Leadership,
project summaries and key findings for the documentation and
application to current and future projects.
- Develops and leverages
effective cross-functional and RDQ&I relationships within and
outside of their BU/functions.
Internal and External Contacts:
- The candidate will interact
with peers and technical experts on a daily basis on establishing
and reviewing project action plans and implementation of key
findings.
- The candidate will interact
with direct management on a weekly and as needed basis for reviewing
recommended action plans, as well as receiving coaching on projects
and career plans.
- The candidate will interact
with operations, marketing, consumer insights, nutrition and
regulatory on a weekly to as needed basis.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Process
Engineering or Chemical Engineering
Functional / Technical Expertise:
- Minimum 2 years’ in Product
Development in a Food or Beverage CPG company.
- Minimum 2 years’ pasta,
cheese sauce and meal kit development experience is a plus.
- Minimum 1 year experience
with commercializing products from concept through commercialization.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience
with interpreting and applying consumer guided research to aid in
product development.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience
with New Product development from concept development to
commercialization.
Competencies / Abilities:
- Ability to manage multiple
complex tasks concurrently.
- Excellent verbal, written,
and oral communication
- Ability to work effectively
in a team environment
- Understanding of ingredient
interactions/functionality
- Self-starter
- Executional excellence and
personal leadership a must
Kraft Foods is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer. Kraft recruits qualified applicants without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, veteran status,
physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or
preference, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
Job
: Research & Development
Primary Location
: NA-US-IL-Glenview
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Kraft
Foods Group is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.
Kraft provides reasonable accommodation for individuals
protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam
Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need
accommodation in the job application process should contact 847-646-6044
to request assistance.
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