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Job Title
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Director
- Research and Development
Schreiber
Foods
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Company Overview
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Are you looking for a
career with exciting opportunities, diverse challenges, great people to
work with and a chance to make a difference? If so, Schreiber Foods may be
the perfect fit for you.
We're the world's largest supplier of customer-brand dairy products. If
you've had a burger, sandwich, salad or anything else with cheese on it at
a restaurant lately, there's a good chance it was Schreiber cheese.
If you join our team, we'll provide you with the opportunity to:
- Be a valued leader. As a leader in
our world-class organization, you'll help keep things running
smoothly. You'll have people valuing your opinions and decisions.
- Make an impact. You'll initiate
new ideas, solve problems and build relationships. The decisions you
make will drive improvements and grow our $3.5+ billion company.
- Enjoy rewards. When you meet
your individual, team and/or company goals, you can earn a
quarterly incentive. That could be extra cash in your pocket every 90
days.
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Brief Posting Description
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In this role you will develop and
direct Research and Development teams to increase shareholder
value by growing new profit, protecting and improving existing profit
streams, and creating Schreiber product advantages.
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Detailed Description
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Duties of the role include:
- Directing the Research and Development
programs at Schrieber, closely interacting with the Retail,
Distributor, Family Casual, Chains, Ingredient, and Contract Sales
teams
- Coordinating product development and
improvement processes with Marketing, Purchasing and Operations
- Actively participating in strategic
product and process planning at Schrieber by continuously scanning the
external environment for new product and process technologies and
spearheading the commercialization of these technologies at Schrieber
Foods.
- Identifying big ideas for product
optimization and business risk mitigation associated with ingredient
markets and regulatory directives
- Interacting with customers of Schreiber to
find new and novel market opportunities for Schreiber products
- Maintaining an awareness of current
consumer and business trends
- Leading and directing the product project
management process at Schreiber by making sure that key priorities and
objectives are being met, technical resources are deployed
effectively, and a balanced technical program is maintained
- Directing Schreiber patent and trade
secret strategies to ensure that Schreiber products and processes are
well protected and have competitive advantage in the marketplace
- Administering contract research that
Schreiber will conduct through/with other companies, nonprofit
agencies, consultants, etc.
- Assisting in providing technical
information and service to our internal/external customers and
suppliers
- Actively participating in industry trade
associations and professional organizations, such as the National
Cheese Institute (NCI), Food Research Institute (FRI), American Dairy
Science Association (ADSA), and Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
- Actively interacting with relevant
universities and dairy research centers with the objective of keeping
Schreiber competitive in the technological arena.
- Reviewing performance, promotions, and
salary recommendations for Research and Development team leaders and
other staff
- Ensuring that partners are properly
trained and are continuously improving to add value for Schreiber
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Job Requirements
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We're looking for leaders who thrive in
fast-paced environments. The successful candidate will have:
- A Ph.D. in Food Science or a related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience, including
a minimum of 5 years of research management experience
- Skills:
- Project Management; Problem Solving;
Decision Making; Process Excellence
- Research into current and novel areas of
dairy science, as well as research in management skills
- A knowledge of quality systems and state
of the art techniques in the field
- Presentation and personal interaction
skills are critical, as is a knowledge of patent and regulatory
affairs and the ability to interact effectively with external
agencies
- Desire to grow and take on new challenges
and opportunities
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Additional Details
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Exciting
opportunities. New challenges every day. A chance to make a
difference -- and work with great people. That's life at
Schreiber Foods.
Take the next step in
your career by applying your knowledge and skills at Schreiber... where
you'll experience more opportunities, more rewards, more teamwork... much more.
To learn more about
Schreiber Foods, please visit our Web site at http://www.schreiberfoods.com.
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How To Apply
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If you're interested in joining a growing,
team-oriented organization of more than 5,000 partners, please apply today
through the links provided on this site or by visiting the Schreiber
Foods careers site at https://careers.schreiberfoods.com/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&p_svid=133&p_spid=6029
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