Vervuld Product Design & Development Manager Utrecht 24 per week

Vacature: Product Design & Development Manager

Product Design & Development Manager » Nutri-akt

For one of our clients we are looking in Specialized Nutrition R&I we are looking for an Explo and New Growth Spaces Manager in the Adult Medical Nutrition Category team.

In this role, you will be integral to working cross functionally to shape, design and develop products which align with the strategic growth agenda for the adult medical nutrition business. You will work closely with cross functional teams including, CB&I, Advanced Technology, M&NS and C&P to shape, steer and drive projects and explorations.

In this position you will be reporting into the Adult Explo and new Growth Space Senior Manager and you will have the following accountabilities and responsibilities:

Apply Explo and consumer centric approaches to shape and develop innovation and renovation projects within Adult Medical Nutrition

Work cross functionally, translating mid to long term business and market needs into innovation and product development projects

Execute end to end product development, including trial execution and laboratory testing, within multidisciplinary teams

Participate in cross functional category meetings to support business growth

Co-manage close partnerships with Third party manufacturers (3PM’s) and Suppliers

Able to look critically at the current product development process, challenge the status quo and capturing knowledge

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in ways of working and knowledge capture

A MSc./PhD degree in Chemical engineering, Bio-Chemical engineering, Food technology, bioprocessing, nutrition science or similar working/thinking level obtained via experience

Min. 3-year experience in Product Development or R&D environment

Critical thinking, problem solving and change agility, with a result-driven and entrepreneurial mindset

Comfortable in an international & dynamic organization, with various disciplines

Able to execute projects autonomously, seeking support where needed

Strong collaborative mindset and effective project management skills

Assignment until 31-12-2026, starting asap

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