Product Development Executive

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JOB PURPOSE

• OTIF Delivery of Ice cream Innovation/Renovation or Cost Saving program.

• Ice cream formulation development should meet Unilever Quality and Safety Standard such as GMP, HACCP, FSSC and etc) and align with Food Regulations, project/concept brief, and business target on product costing and target margin.

• Innovation of ice cream must meet Unilever Sustainable Living Plans such as nutrition and sustainability program.

• Leading on Product Quality improvement and Complexity reduction in ice cream ingredients portfolio.  

• Be able to propose Design of Experimental to Line Manager/Technical Project Leader (TPL)

• Actively interacts/engages with the Project Management Team and can recommend actions for his assigned projects

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Innovation Development

• Product development for OTIF Delivery and meet Project Brief/Concept

• Identifying and Developing ice cream from existing ingredients list.

• Co-leading the Product Innovations Meeting  

• Scale-up of product innovations/renovations with minimal guidance from the Line Manager

• Providing the technical recommendations rely on relevant Key Unilever Technologies

• Conducting Technical Risk Assessment with minimal guidance from Technical Project Leader

• Developing ingredients for ice cream use with minimal guidance from Line Manager

• •  Conducts product stability testing both for Raw Materials and Finished Goods.

• Ensures product formulation compliance with country regulatory requirements

• Prepare documents for FDA/HALAL product registration and to ensure the correctness of information and ensure application is done within agreed timings.

Upholding R&D Systems and SOPs

• R&D SOPs

• Data completeness and accuracy

• BOM and Specs maintenance of products in SAP PLM

Value Improvement Project Delivery

• Delivers and monitors cost savings projects of specific platforms being handled

Other Key Accountabilities

• Handles trouble shooting in Production for specific projects with alignment from Line Manager

• Evaluates alternative raw material through sample preparation up to material stability test.

Qualifications

• Preferably a BS Food Technology graduate or related (open to BS Chemical Engineering and BS Chemistry graduates)

• Has at least 2 years of Research and Development (R&D) work experience in the food industry

• Experienced in product development and launching new products (such as bread, sauces, milk, etc.)

We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.

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