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Research Scientist - Coffee Technology-1301717 –
Tarrytown, NY 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. _____________________________________________________________________________________ This position is
for the senior coffee technical position in Kraft Food’s Research,
Development, Quality, and Innovation (RDQ&I) organization, reporting
directly into the Director of Coffee RDQ&I and into the Beverages
Business Unit. The position requires a qualified individual with deep skills
in coffee technology as well as a professional approach to technical problem
solving. Leadership skills, insightful technical judgment, creative judgment and
a sincere career interest in RDQ&I are critical to success. A successful
candidate must embrace a leadership role as the senior technical resource for
the coffee RDQ&I organization, interfacing regularly with senior
management, and should be recognized and sought-out as expert in coffee
technology Primary
Responsibilities:
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Identifies, defines, and solves complex business
problems by applying broad technical knowledge as well as in-depth knowledge
of coffee technology. ·
Delivers logical, experienced-based and innovative
solutions to technical challenges. ·
Leads Intellectual Property assessments and strategy
development ·
Builds and leverages internal and external network.
Active in industry/trade committees ·
Often works through others, collaborating both
internally and externally ·
Mentors beyond and within role, function, and location.
Builds technical capacity of the organization through training (as trainer
and/or setting curriculum), through documentation, and new ways of working ·
Is a visible champion and role model to strengthen
organizational capability and culture Qualifications
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MS/PhD in Chemical
Engineering, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or Food Science ·
Work experience: Minimum 20 years in a variety of
coffee RDQ&I roles ·
Thorough knowledge in Green Coffee Sourcing and
Qualities, Roasting Technologies, Coffee Chemistry, and Intellectual Property
Management ·
At minimum, a working knowledge of Decaffeination and
other Pretreatment Processes, Soluble Coffee Manufacturing, and Liquid/Concentrate
products & processes. ·
In-depth experience in a variety of coffee technologies ·
Intellectual Property (IP): competitive assessments and
development of IP strategy ·
Team-oriented work style 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-NY-Tarrytown |
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