Raw Materials Associate LAN

Job Description:

Your Purpose and Impact at Mars

The R&D Raw Material Associate acts as the key technical resource to execute material risk analysis and develop raw material specifications. In this role, you will implement specifications to be in compliance with global governance, food safety, and quality standards following the Mars Material Quality Management (MQM) model. By partnering with product development, commercial, and food safety teams, you will perform extensive hazard and risk-based analyses to ensure all ingredients and new supplier implementations are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.

What are we looking for?

Essential Requirements (What is indispensable to start)

• University degree (Bachelor's or equivalent) in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Food Technology, or a highly related scientific field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in food manufacturing, specifically focused on risk assessment, quality, and food safety processes.
• Proven experience in R&D, Value Stream/Operations, Quality, or Product Development.
• Strong analytical knowledge in laboratory processes and material risk assessments.
• Excellent command of English (mandatory).
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Desirable Requirements (Considered differentials, but you can learn with us)

• Practical knowledge of specialized Quality & R&D systems such as Salesforce, Veritas, Nexus, or PLM systems.
• Strong capabilities in root cause analysis and risk-based approaches under global/regional guidelines.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Material Risk Assessments: Implement, manage, and support the Material Risk Assessment (MRA) of new ingredients, ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Specification Management: Develop, design, validate, and manage robust raw material specifications and formulation ranges based on experimental data.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with internal R&D (Product & Process Development, Factory Innovation), SRA, Commercial, Food Safety, and Quality (SQA) teams to build mutual understanding of new materials and suppliers.
• Systems & Governance: Act as Key User for Quality & R&D systems to ensure total alignment with Material Quality Management (MQM) governance.
• Recipe Documentation: Maintain precise recipe documentation in digital systems and actively support sustainability initiatives.

¿Qué puedes esperar de Mars?

• En Mars, creemos que el mañana que queremos comienza con la forma en que hacemos negocios hoy. Ofrecemos un entorno dinámico, inclusivo y colaborativo, donde tendrás autonomía para liderar tu propio desarrollo.
• Oportunidades constantes de aprendizaje y crecimiento a través de Mars University.
• Paquete de compensación competitivo y excelentes prestaciones alineadas a nuestra filosofía de valorar a los asociados como nuestro activo más valioso.