Ingredient Portfolio Specialist

SSS Of Parma • Independence, OH

6d

About The Position

Assist Purchasing and R&D on sourcing capabilities and generating formulas for standard products.

Requirements

• This position requires a well-organized individual that is self-motivated and takes charge, is dependable and responsible, enjoys new opportunities and challenges, enjoys working with and developing new products.
• Prior work experience in procurement, and/or product development.
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret ingredient specifications and recipes, general business periodicals, and or governmental regulations.
• Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from vendors, customers, staff and owners.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of weights and measures.
• Ability to apply concepts such as ratios, and proportions for ingredient and nutritional information.
• Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
• May require occasional sitting, standing and the ability to walk to various locations to attend meetings.
• Must have normal or corrected vision and be able to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person.

Responsibilities

• Execute process for material substitutions from request through implementation.
• Perform lab testing and experimentation to assess the viability of potential material substitutions ensuring the compliance with specifications (sensory and quality parameters)
• Identify potential raw material exchange targets by assessing product specifications and recipes.
• Create and schedule pilot plant batches for analytical and sensory evaluation.
• Establish new recipes (Developer, Sales, Operations, Quality, Purchasing)
• Organize sensory tests for material substitutions (sample preparation, panel invitation, results analysis, and conclusion)
• Ensure full transparency and accuracy of data in the lifecycle of an ingredient project supported by the relevant tools.
• Participate in raw material supplier discussions and events.
• Advise on potential use of existing materials in new products.
• Regularly generate formulations for standard products that fully meet customer expectations (functional, nutritional, sensorial, etc.) and can repeatably meet product specification when commercialized.
• Manage multiple customer projects simultaneously including new product development, line extensions, matching, and reformulation.
• Plan and execute standard tasks (pilot plant batches, ship samples, request quality documents, etc.) to meet customer project expectations.
• Identify and communicate key project milestones.
• Professional communication to suppliers and customers internal and external.
• Analyze and interpret data from experiments to draw sound conclusions.
• Use data and knowledge of food science to purpose solutions to formulation issues.
• Work close with Quality and Procurement to ensure ingredients used are compliant, cost effective, and are available for use.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed