Junior R&I Formula Manager (M/F) - Casablanca
Company sector : Agri-food
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DANONE, A MISSION-DRIVEN COMPANY
In June 2020, Danone became the first listed company to adopt the status of a Mission-Driven Company. We decided to equip ourselves with a purpose and associated social, societal, and environmental objectives inscribed in our statutes. This is a historic step to continue to fulfill our mission every day - "bring health through food to as many people as possible" - within our "One Planet. One Health" framework.
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Main Missions:
Lead the development, optimization, and renovation of product formulas, ensuring their technical feasibility, compliance with quality, nutritional, and regulatory requirements, as well as meeting project deadlines and objectives.
Main Responsibilities
Development and Formulation
- Identify, test, and evaluate new ingredients or technologies that can generate a product, nutritional, sensory, or economic advantage.
- Design and develop new recipes that meet consumer, marketing, and industrial needs.
- Optimize existing formulas (product performance, cost, nutrition, organoleptic quality).
- Analyze test results and define technical recommendations.
Test Management and Industrialization
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor laboratory, pilot, and industrial trials.
- Ensure the smooth transfer of developments to industrial teams under the best quality and performance conditions.
- Guarantee the proper preparation of trials (raw materials, protocols, evaluation criteria, necessary resources).
- Validate the technical data from trials and consolidate conclusions.
Project Management
- Build and monitor project schedules, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met.
- Identify technical risks that could impact projects and propose appropriate action plans.
- Prepare and present project progress during steering committees and cross-functional meetings.
- Ensure regular communication to stakeholders on project status.
Cross-functional Coordination
- Act as the interface between the various involved functions: Marketing, Quality, Industrial, Purchasing, Packaging, Regulatory, and Nutrition.
- Coordinate interactions with the pilot team regarding trial needs, protocols, and validation of results.
- Collaborate with suppliers for the evaluation of new raw materials and technical solutions.
- Ensure alignment between consumer expectations and developed solutions.
Key Skills
- Expertise in agri-food formulation and processes.
- Project management and cross-functional coordination.
- Data analysis and problem-solving.
- Communication and presentation in decision-making committees.
- Capacity for innovation and technological watch.
- Team spirit and results orientation.
Required profile :
Profile Sought
- Master's degree (Bac +5) in agri-food engineering or equivalent...
- Minimum 4 years of experience in the agri-food industry
- Proficiency in French and professional English.
- Curiosity, creativity, and a sense of innovation. Rigor, organization, and autonomy.
- Team spirit, adaptability, and excellent communication skills.
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