Product Developer - with a passion for Chocolate and Innovation!

Product Developer - with a passion for Chocolate and Innovation!
Are you a passionate Product Developer with a strong understanding of the food industry and a strong quality mindset?
Would you like to develop in a fast-growing innovation-driven company with high quality products and being the market leader?
We are now looking for a Product Developer, based in Mjölby.
We are currently looking for a driven and ambitious Product Developer for our Specialities & Decorations business unit.
To succeed in this role you are capable of handling multiple complex development projects at a time, you have good communication and people skills, you bring passion and inspiration together with a strong drive to “make it happen”.
You will be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
ASM Foods in Mjölby is part of the Barry Callebaut Group, and focuses on developing and producing customized fillings and coatings for the bakery, confectionery, dairy and ice cream industries. The site in Mjölby has two production facilities - one designed to produce waterbased products such as caramels, fruit fillings, and other sauces, and the other designed to produce fatbased products such as chocolate and compound coatings and fillings. Our production is agile and flexible, facilitating great new opportunities and creative product development.
In our R&D department, we are proud to add value to the product portfolio of our customers by creating tailor made solutions fit for purpose. To us, customer focus is key, and for R&D this requires a great understanding of the needs of the customer - their market and products, as well as their production processes. We always strive for product excellence and drive continuous improvement of our products and services. We create new market opportunities by leveraging our great customer collaboration and product innovations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The product developer role requires a food technical background and a great ability to understand the individual advantages of our production capabilities. In this role you will be developing new exciting products for our customers - either by creating completely new solutions or adapt and adjust existing recipes to better fit the needs of the customer. You will be in the lead of all steps in the product development process, starting from understanding and interpreting the customer brief, creating theoretical recipes, making cost calculations, producing product samples in the lab, setting up new final recipes to be tested in factory trials, to finally be delivered to a happy customer. During this exciting journey you will collaborate closely with both local key functions within ASM such as QA, Production and Sourcing - as well as international colleagues within Sales, Customer R&D and also our Customers.
If you can say yes to this and you are a high achiever, energetic and you love to handle many different tasks and several contact points in your daily work and maintain the organization’s core values, then you are perfect fit for this role!
REQUIRED ACADEMIC & TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Professional qualifications
Bachelors/Masters degree in Food Science/Biology/Microbiology/Chemistry/Engineering or similar, preferably in a food science discipline
At least 3 years of experience from R&D processes
Proven track record within product development, preferably in the food industry
Working and delivering against (tight) deadlines in a manufacturing / production environment. Experience from the Food Industry is a plus.
Strong understanding of ingredients and their physical, chemical, sensory and regulatory impact on our products
Documented Project Management Skills will be an advantage.
Solid skills in Microsoft Office Applications, ERP tools preferred.
Must be fluent in Swedish and English (speaking, writing and reading)


Personal skills
A high level of customer focus, responsibility and a strong sense of service
High degree of flexibility and ability to multitask
‘Hands one mentality’ who likes to get things done
An innovative mindset, you use your personal drive when executing and finalizing projects and tasks.
Ability to collaborate across function borders and to be efficient in stake holder management
Strong problem solving and decision making skills with the ability to independently draw conclusions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence both internally and externally
An ambassador of the Barry Callebaut values: Customer Focus, Passion, Entrepreneurship, Team Spirit and Integrity

Are you our next talent to join our Chocolate Team?

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS OR COMMENTS
The position reports to the R&D and Innovation Manager
Location: Mjölby
You must have a work permit in Sweden to apply for this position
Start as soon as possible.
We strive to be a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is part of the recruitment process