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Associate Product Development Scientist-1302256 –
Glenview, IL 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
offers the candidate an opportunity to gain technical depth in the desserts
category across a variety of initiatives within the development of Dessert
new products. The candidate will have direct interface w/ technical experts,
peers, Operations and Quality partners. Responsibilities
for the position include leading R&D product development programs for
Desserts new product development. The candidate will lead the design for
his/her own category projects and support commercialization efforts for these
and other programs. Key Benefits to the
Candidate: ·
Gain experience in product development for Desserts
product categories ·
Gain experience in product development for thermal
process and low acid dairy aseptic systems and other mediums. ·
Grow commercialization proficiency in Desserts product
development. ·
Become knowledgeable of and involved in RTE, DPD &
Cool Whip R&D projects Responsibilites: ·
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 properly document and communicate to
peers, project summaries and key findings for the documentation and
application to future projects. 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, quality,
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: ·
Product Development and/or process development in a CPG
company (with Kraft or other Food & Beverage Company) ·
Aseptic Dairy product/process development experience ·
Development experience with products which require both
formulation and process
to create 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 ·
Self-Motivated by problem solving and inherent
curiosity to understand how things work. ·
Executional excellence, personal leadership and
customer focus a must ·
Ability to learn new processes quickly 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
: Development Primary Location
: NA-US-IL-Glenview |
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