Project manager product innovation Senior

Cloetta Slovakia s.r.o.

Place of work
Ul. Zeppelina 5, 934 01 Levice, District Levice
Contract type
full-time
Start date
by agreement
Wage (gross)
by agreement

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

• Initiating, coordinating and realising projects focused at new product development, technology development and technology process improvements
• Leading international projects from start till implementation it into production process
• Translating technical developments and Marketing briefings into new concepts and products
• Continuously gathering and selecting relevant information, knowledge, search for new ingredients, technology application and possible innovative product ideas
• Participating and leading innovative part of project, ensuring project progress
• Reporting results of development work
• Working together with local and international colleagues (like Marketing, Operations and Quality) and also with suppliers, research institutes and universities
• Maintain and develop skills further within own special areas via internal and external networking and studies
• Reporting to the Innovation Manager

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Master's degree)

Educational Specialization

chemical engineering, food science

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Number of years of experience

3

Personality requirements and skills

• Master’s degree in Food Technology, Chemical Engineering or equivalent
• Several years (3 preferably) of food technology experience, preferably within development in innovative position, technologist position or quality
• Knowledge of or affinity with various ingredients and production processes in the food branch
• Strong analytical, technological personal approach for accumulation of knowledge of ingredients, products and processes, intuition, creativeness, search abilities
• Strong communication skills with fluency in English
• Personal skills: analytical, independent, convincing, creative, commercial awareness, enthusiastic team player and flexible, self starter and network builder.

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Brief description of the company

Founded in 1862, Cloetta is a leading confectionary company in northern Europe and the Netherlands. Sugar, chocolate products, nuts, pastilles or chewing gums, produced in eight factories, can be purchased in more than 50 countries around the world. Cloetta owns traditional and strong brands such as Läkerol, Cloetta, Jenkki, Kexchoklad, Malaco, Sportlife, Saila, Red Band or Nutisal. Almost 2500 employees in 15 countries worldwide help to produce more than 90,000 tonnes of candy products each year and jointly fulfill the mission of the company - Bring smile to munchy moments.
The largest of the production plants has been based in Levice - Géňa Industrial Park since 2006. Nearly 750 employees have found their job here, making Cloetta one of the key and stable employers in the region. The Levice plant is specialized in a broad technology base, from chewing candies, extruded and molded products to pastilles of specific flavor.
At Cloetta, we follow the principles of teamwork, we value mutual trust, and along with pride in our brands and products, we enjoy what we really do.
In our team, we would like to welcome people who recognize the same values and for whom work is the place for acquiring expertise, developing competencies and areas where you can make full use of your own potential.

Number of employees

500-999 employees

Contact

Tel.: +421910828008
E-mail: send CV
ID: 1517248  Dátum zverejnenia: 22.8.2014  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: by agreement