Material Expert For Functional Food Ingredients - Foods Global Innovation Team
Unilever Com Tr
Wageningen, Netherlands
Not specified (assumed to be hybrid or on-site based on location)
Material portfolios
Ingredient supplier collaboration
Functional ingredient expertise
Unilever is seeking a Material Expert for Functional Food Ingredients to join their Foods Global Innovation Team in Wageningen, Netherlands. This full-time role involves managing ingredient portfolios, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving innovation in food products
Job Summary
The Material Expert defines and implements optimal material portfolios, delivers differentiating technologies for his/her portfolios, and implements best ways of working with internal R&D partners and ingredient suppliers.
The role involves driving future fit portfolios by capturing innovation needs, collaborating with Procurement and Quality to define supplier and material innovation strategies, and owning analytical capabilities for functional ingredients.
The Material Expert plays a pivotal role in innovation/renovation programs by ensuring the right functionality and best quality ingredients are sourced from preferred suppliers at competitive pricing.
Matching Summary
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Unilever is seeking a Material Expert for Functional Food Ingredients to join their Foods Global Innovation Team in Wageningen, Netherlands. This full-time role involves managing ingredient portfolios, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving innovation in food products.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
material portfolios
ingredient supplier collaboration
functional ingredient expertise
analytical capabilities management
ingredient specification creation
Nice-to-have
speed to market mindset
collaborative team player
proactive independent work
digital tools proficiency
Key Requirements
Master’s degree in Food science/technology, Biotechnology, or Food Chemistry/Technology
Awareness of flours, vinegars, chemical and preservative ingredients
Tasting skills & understanding of sensory principles