Senior Specialist, Material & Recipe Management

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🔥 12 hours ago

🌽 Illinois, New Jersey, +1 more states – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🏖️ New Jersey – Remote 🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $88.9k - $132.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Nestle

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

Food & Beverage • Manufacturing • Logistics

Nestle is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company that produces and markets a wide range of packaged foods and beverages, including coffee, bottled water, dairy products, infant nutrition, confectionery, frozen foods, and pet care brands. The company sells its products globally through retail and foodservice channels, operates extensive manufacturing and supply-chain operations, and focuses on nutrition, health, and wellness initiatives.

📋 Description

• Lead formulation and recipe management activities for Nestlé Health Science products • Develop recipes and manage the product recipe lifecycle within SAP • Review, revise, and approve finished product, ingredient, and component specifications • Maintain formulation documents, raw material specifications, product specifications, and product development activities in SAP RM and Formul@1 • Support compliance with nutritional, safety, legal, and regulatory requirements • Confirm new recipes are compatible with manufacturing conditions • Reduce recipe complexity through simplification, standardization, and harmonization of formulations and ingredients • Coordinate Material and Recipe Management activities across projects, including new-market rollout initiatives • Drive compliance activities for new products • Partner with Global MRM, Nestlé Health Science, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Operations, and other functional teams on continuous improvement projects • Train and support new recipe specialists on Formul@1, SAP RM, CAT, and DevEx • Lead recipe topic support for internal and external audits • Support I&R and business maintenance projects through Compliance by Design • Perform recipe reviews, including nutrient mass balance after industrial trials, FOC, and SOC • Participate in system upgrade testing, knowledge transfers, and cascade information to recipe specialists or other users • Maintain raw material specifications in SAP RM using qualification testing data, routine testing data, and historical vendor information • Create initial Site Recipes and ensure alignment with the Bill of Materials (BOM) • Lead recipe management systems implementation to support transfer and scale-up of new product formulation • Implement and ensure adherence to ingredient and recipe approval workflows at factory level • Collaborate with NHS-MRM, Operations, and Regulatory networks on global or regional improvement projects

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition, Chemistry, or related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered • 4+ years of experience in a regulated industry, such as food, pharmaceuticals, supplements, infant formula, pet food, or related • Knowledge of FDA regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP, Quality Management Systems (QMS), and applicable food safety and quality regulations (21 CFR) • Understanding of ingredient functionality, formulation development, and food manufacturing processes • Experience working across cross-functional teams • Experience with SAP, formulation management systems, specification management systems, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) • Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret technical data and make sound decisions • Effective verbal and written communication skills • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment • Collaborative mindset and ability to build partnerships across functions • Influencing and consensus-building skills • Strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to continuous improvement • Business acumen with understanding of operational and compliance impacts • This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

🏖️ Benefits

• Performance-based incentives • 401k with company match • Healthcare coverage • Competitive total rewards package • Inclusive work environment • Reasonable accommodation support during recruitment