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Global Formula Portfolio Scientist/Specialist

Multiple positions available - Relocation considered

Royal Canin has a centralized formulation model allowing a unique nutritional profile around the world for the global wet & dry product portfolio combined with the use of locally available raw materials. A recipe is the synthesis of Royal Canin knowledge in term of science, raws, process and nutrition.

Formula Portfolio specialist is in general accountable for the formula portfolio of two standard size factories and drive the deployment of global formulas for innovation in every market ensuring nutritional consistency. This role will contribute to factory continuous projects (Product performance, Non-Quality Costs and formula cost optimization…) and visit the factory at least once a year to deep dive and activate continuous improvement and new formula implementation.

This role is the link between Global R&D and Regional VCO (Value Chain Operation) teams and collaborates every day with regions such as factory teams, regional commercial team and regional VCO leadership team. This role will also collaborate daily with Global R&D associates based at the Campus (other Formulators, Design R&D Team and R&D experts) to ensure the Global approach in product design, nutritional solutions, and risk mitigation and to drive global projects.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of a Master's in Science degree in food/feed/nutrition/chemistry or veterinarian (specialized in nutrition).

• Minimum 10 years in a technical R&D position (Formulator, Product Design, Nutritionist) within an organization.

• Proven results in delivering innovation, defining formulation strategy, risk assessment, within an organization

• Industry experiences in Feed, Pet Food or Baby Food preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in collaboration, learning agility (people, results, mental) and ability to influence and manage tension.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Accountable for delivering innovation, renovation recipes and recipes for supply destressing, on-time in-full

• Provide feasibility assessment to Global Design on the global development formula, raising key blockers to deployment.

• Define the optimum development formula based on local raw materials, factory and regulatory constraints, in compliance with product specification, formula logic, Q&FS standards, claims.

• Correct pet product performance out-of-target results

• Deliver the reference formula for legal text creation

Responsible of formulation strategy definition locally and regionally, co-constructing it with Commercial team

• Perform the formulation studies for new RM deployment

• Support new Raw Material (RM) and new supplier development process (including Material Risk Assessment)

• “Ideal RM portfolio”: identify to source new kind of raw materials, opportunities to maximize or reduce usage. Build with commercial the RM portfolio required for a new site

• Deliver the forecast on cost and volumes to commercial team, considering reformulation roadmap

Accountable for the full nutritional profile of the Raw material

• Raw material sampling plan definition

• Update the nutrient Matrix to guarantee nutritional precision with the subsequent reformulation

• Perform the Risk Assessments for raw materials shortage or deviations, proposing and activating reformulations to lower the overall business risk while ensuring business continuity

Accountable of nutrition precision and Product Performance during Formula lifecycle

• Responsible for the formula consistency and nutritional philosophy within one plant where Royal Canin products are manufactured.

• Perform the level 1 nutritional Risk Assessment during Product-related incident process (PRIMP) or coordinate it with the Nutritionists, and support the factories with overall investigation and root cause analysis

• Define the top levers to reduce invisible consumer complaints on portfolio and lead action plans in case of consumer complaints spike with Formulation root cause

• Define CAPA actions with factory management teams on products and monitor their implementation

• Deploy and implement the continuous improvement actions defined at global level.

Accountable for formula optimization

• Accountable to perform regular optimization of the portfolio for Cost and Green House Gas equivalent (GHG), remaining in compliance with nutritional constraints, pack labelling, claim substantiation and other regulatory requirements

• Partner with Commercial to co-create and execute roadmaps to reduce cost and carbon emissions. Identify opportunities, prioritize the most relevant ones for the business and participate to project teams (QuEST or QES) to execute the opportunities

• R&D representative in factory: train people on scientific knowledge, portfolio, and innovations

Member of the Global Formulation department:

• In close collaboration with the other formulators and represent their interests in regional projects, forums and Leadership meetings.

• Partner with the Raw material scientists of the region, delegating appropriate tasks, and supervising corrective actions on Raw Materials in particular

• Perform double-verification of formulas for all factories across the globe

• Act as a back-up for formulators of other regions when required

• Leads global formulation projects when required

• Contribute to Internal Knowledge Management by sharing and capturing new insights, as well as integrating new knowledge or practices generated by the formulation community

• Support on-boarding and technical development of formulators.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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