R&D Senior Technologist

Position: R&D Senior Technologist

Based: Peterborough, UK

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working closely with Commercial, Marketing and Customer Quality colleagues, develop and launch new products (including duplications) for specified customers to achieve sales growth – adhering to timeline & cost targets.
• Link design activity to business strategy by delivering innovative products within the constraints of the brief.
• Own and drive the Global account, working cross-functionally, leading product improvement workstreams & maintaining / developing the portfolio.
• Use sound commercial and technical awareness of our ingredients, processes and customer requirements to deliver ‘right first time’.
• Provide technical support to operations/logistics/purchasing for cost release, quality maintenance and improvement programmes.
• Interact with customers to support relationship building and customer intimacy strategy.
• Interact with 3rd parties – suppliers, specialist bodies and the general marketplace to ensure up to date ingredients, technologies and future legislation/guidelines are employed in new developments.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Food technology/Food Science Degree. PHD will be an asset
• Solid hands-on bench development experience in salad dressings, condiments, and sauces relevant to our portfolio (or in a similar food environment). Previous experience in a customer facing role and has experience with QSR’s would be of use.
• Working knowledge/understanding and able to ‘take the lead’ when it comes to the technical aspects of our products, being the R&D Technical “go-to”.
• Creative, self-motivated, dynamic and results orientated.
• Project & team management skills. Able to pro-actively work on own project briefs and drive the business forwards.
• Ability to confidently assume a customer facing role in all appropriate customer meetings, presentations, trials and project updates. Articulate, confident communicator. Effective persuasion and influencing skills.
• Must be able to demonstrate sound understanding of the impact of actions on costs.
• Able to demonstrate sound understanding of the development process and how it links to the business, including on-line plant trials. Must be able to show and apply technical knowledge of a relevant field to all areas of the development process.
• Provide technical support to customers as appropriate, in person, written and verbal communication to support the customer intimacy strategy.
• Clean driving license.
• Creative, innovative individual

COMPANY

Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

TO APPLY

If you are looking for a new challenge and want to join a highly motivated team in a rewarding environment, seeking a competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity to work with a global flavour leader. Then please apply via our careers centre at http://www.mccormickcorporation.com/Career-Center

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McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

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