Product Development Scientist – Sauces and Condiments

Sauer Brands, Inc.•Mauldin, SC

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About The Position

As a Product Development Scientist, you will drive innovation, renovation, and maintenance of Sauer Brands’ product lines to support growth, quality objectives, and business continuity. The role prioritizes and executes technical projects for the condiments and sauces business, including conducting tests, analyzing data, presenting results across functions, and commercializing pipeline opportunities. You will work with cross-functional teams and external partners to develop and commercialize products, manage multiple projects, conduct bench and factory trials, and prepare detailed product documentation and specifications. The position requires applying food science principles with autonomy and adapting to new product categories and processing technologies. Travel of up to 25% is required to support commercialization activities and customer engagements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, or a related scientific field.
At least five years of relevant product development and commercialization experience.
Understanding of ingredient functionality and the interrelationships among ingredients, processes, and packaging.
Excellent communication, influencing, prioritization, and project management skills.
Strong critical-thinking skills and ability to connect work to the broader business context.
Ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently and question work priorities when needed.
Strong understanding of Design of Experiments.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading projects for foodservice and/or condiments and sauces.

Responsibilities

Lead and support condiment and sauce projects from concept through commercialization with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, and Procurement.
Learn new product categories and processing technologies.
Apply food science expertise to ideate and develop product concepts and prototypes that address customer issues within the company’s product portfolio.
Manage multiple development projects concurrently to meet R&D timelines.
Design and execute bench and factory trials, then summarize and communicate results to technical and non-technical teams.
Communicate directly with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
Apply scientific principles to new situations and products with a high degree of autonomy.
Create and update multi-component product documentation and specifications with attention to detail.
Travel up to 25% to support commercialization activities and customer engagements.