Senior Product Development Technologist - Infant Nutrition

General information

Job Title Senior Product Development Technologist - Infant Nutrition Location New Zealand - Auckland Date Published Thursday, March 7, 2024 Ref # 178 Work Type Permanent Business Unit Science and Technology

Short Summary

Lead the development and commercialisation of new infant nutrition and nutritional powder products on a global scale from our Auckland, New Zealand office.

Position Description

Our Story:

The a2 Milk Company, driven by science and a pioneering spirit, disrupted the dairy and infant milk formula industry. Our vision is to create an A1-free world where dairy nourishes all people and our planet.

The a2 Milk Company seeks to achieve this through the naturally occurring a2 Milk® difference and by bringing a more sustainable approach to dairy.
  
Your Impact:

Reporting to the Product Development Manager and based at our Auckland office, you will work closely with our Product Development team, managing the technical development and delivery of the Infant Nutrition programme, consisting of multiple projects across ANZ, China, and other markets. You will be responsible for developing new products, reformulating existing products, and initiating cost-saving measures. Based in Auckland, NZ, this role reports to the Product Development Manager and requires you to provide technical and formulation guidance, ensuring compliance with relevant market regulatory requirements and internal standards.

More specifically, you will be involved in:

• Lead and coordinate the technical development and delivery of all Infant Nutrition projects.
• Manage the development and commercialisation of new non-infant nutritional powder products.
• Provide technical guidance to third-party development and commercialisation teams.
• Conduct in-house development of formulations, ensuring market compliance and COGS targets are met.
• Coordinate ingredient sourcing, product trials, validation testing, and first production.
• Collaborate with the Science, Regs, and HCP teams to explore new ingredients and technologies.
• Conduct competitor reviews and provide recommendations to support future innovation plans.
• Develop solutions for product technical challenges and execute mitigation plans.
• Lead scale-up trial preparation, product trials, and first production as required.
• Maintain all Infant Nutrition product specifications and glossaries.

 

 What You Will Bring:

• Experience in the formulation, development, and delivery of dairy-based infant nutrition and nutritional powders across multiple markets is essential.
• Degree qualified in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition, or other related science degree.
• Ability to provide technical advice and expertise on new ingredients, new technologies, product formulation, and factory scale-up.
• Solid track record of product delivery, analytical and problem-solving, and delivering outcomes/results with agility.
• Ability to partner with and influence a wide range of internal & external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written).
• High attention to detail and delivers reliably.
• Commercially focused & comfortable with a fast-paced culture.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Driven to deliver results, decisive, and adaptable.
• Team player, results-oriented, with strong influencing skills.
• Ability to challenge & not accept the status quo.

 

The a2 Milk Company Australia is a certified Family Inclusive Workplace committed to improving our team members work life wellbeing with leading policies and practices on flexible work, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing. This role can be worked flexibly, allowing us to support our team members in balancing their personal and professional lives. Our family-friendly culture aims to foster workforce participation, career development, and mental health and wellbeing.

 

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