Nestlé Nutrition, a global company in the Nestlé Group, helps to enhance peoples’ lives through science-based nutrition products and services for consumer groups with specific nutritional needs. Our brands include Nestlé and Gerber maternal and infant nutrition, PowerBar and Musashi performance nutrition and Jenny Craig weight management.

Position Snapshot 
 
Location: Konolfingen, Switzerland
Company: Nestlé Product Technology Center for Nutrition (NPTC)
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract 

What we offer at Nestlé

 
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you! 
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development 
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces 
Dynamic international working environment 
Attractive additional benefits  

Position Summary  

The Nutrition “Strategic Business Unit” (SBU) is part of the Nestlé Group. Our mission is to nurture a Healthier Generation. We will achieve this by leading the way in research and development of science-proven nutrition solutions and by partnering with parents and healthcare professionals around the world. At the heart of our mission is the knowledge and understanding that nutrition in the first 1000 days of life, from conception, through pregnancy and throughout the child’s first two years of life - has a direct and significant impact on health and performance in later life. Our product portfolio includes such trusted and well-recognized brands as NAN, LACTOGEN, NESTOGEN, SMA, ILLUMA and S26.

As an R&D Product Development Specialist – Infant & Toddler Nutrition, you can make a difference in children’s lives from pregnancy to toddler by developing the next generation of infant nutrition products. In this challenging role you will be responsible to manage the development, innovation and renovation of Infant Formula products and processes from concept through all stages of development up to industrialization in close collaboration with experienced manufacturing specialists. You will lead the product and process development part and interact proactively with other strategic functions such as R&D, QA, Commercial, Regulatory to ensure overall project objectives, such as quality, timing and budget.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context. 

A Day in the Life of a Product Development Specialist– Infant & Toddler Nutrition

• Drive the product and process development of Nutrition Business specific for Infant -Follow-on formula and Growing-up milks, in collaboration with experienced specialists, from concept to industrial scale and deliver product(s)/process(es) solution(s) at defined quality, time and costs
• Drive nutrition-based development and deliver innovative powder, liquid  and plant-based product/process solutions to support the innovation pipelines
• Plan and produce clinical trial products
• Have first experience with sustainability and project management
• Provide technical assistance to Nestlé Nutrition, markets, factories and suppliers
• Facilitate and coach within the project team and enhance the interaction and collaboration between the various specialists, across R&D Units, Nutrition Business and with external partners, e.g suppliers

What will make you successful

• Master’s degree in Food science, -Technology, -Engineering -Chemistry or equivalent education, PhD would be a plus, but not required
• 1 to 5 years of experience in the field of R&D, application group or similar technical functions would be required
• Have developed first specializations steps in key process technologies key to the Infant and Toddler category.
• Proactive, innovative, hands-on and winning attitude with strong communication and organizational skills
• Knowing the SAP, NesTMS and other required IT tools would be an asset
• Fluent English is required, German, French or other language skills would be an advantage

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.

We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.

Nestlé is 308,000 people strong and are driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. With more than 91.4 billion CHF in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic international working environment with constant opportunities for development. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.