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Sr. Scientist, Product Development

Guangzhou, Guangdong
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As a Sr. Scientist, Product Development at Mars in Guangzhou, China, you will drive ice cream product innovation, formulation, and technology platforms. This full-time role involves leading cross-functional NPD projects, managing the ice cream laboratory, and partnering with marketing and sales to deliver exceptional consumer experiences.

Requirements

  • Experience in product development, specifically with ice cream or dairy products.
  • Expertise in formulation, technical specifications, and regulatory compliance.
  • Strong background in project management and cross-functional collaboration.
  • No specific degree level or minimum years of experience stated in the posting.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Product Formulation: Develop and implement new ice cream formulations and technology platforms meeting sensory, quality, and performance targets.
  • Project Management: Drive New Product Development (NPD), Value Leadership, and Supply Security projects within cross-functional teams.
  • Ingredient Development: Lead raw material development initiatives, technical risk assessments, and supplier collaborations.
  • Laboratory Management: Manage the Ice Cream Laboratory, overseeing experimental planning, resource coordination, and scale-up processes from pilot trials to commercial production.
  • Quality & Stability: Design and execute product stability and shelf-life evaluation programs, ensuring compliance with quality standards.
  • Potential transition routes: People from food science, chemical engineering, or culinary research backgrounds may bring relevant formulation and laboratory skills, alongside meeting technical product development requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

We're looking for product developer for ice cream, the main responsibilities as below:

1. Ice cream product innovation and development activities, translating market trends, consumer insights, and business opportunities into innovative product concepts and competitive product solutions.

2. As product spoke, in cross-functional teams, driving NPD (New Product Development), VL (Value Leadership), and SS (Supply Security) projects. Establish product formulations, technical specifications, and quality standards while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Mars policies.

3. Develop and implement new ice cream formulations and technology platforms that deliver consumer experiences and support business growth objectives, including sensory, quality, and performance target.

4. Partner closely with Marketing and Sales to support channel innovation, customization product development, and the creation of long-term innovation platform strategies.

5. Lead ingredient and raw material development initiatives, collaborating with technical functions and suppliers to drive end-to-end ingredient development, technical & risk assessments, qualification processes, and troubleshooting activities.

6. Own product stability and shelf-life evaluation programs, designing and executing testing protocols, analyzing results, generating technical reports, and maintaining relevant documentation and records.

7. Manage the Ice Cream Laboratory, including experimental planning, resource coordination, capability development. Support the scale-up process from laboratory development through pilot trials and commercial production to successful market launch.

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