Job Description:

This role is part of the Pet Nutrition North America R&D team and is key in ensuring MARS delivers products of high and consistent quality and at a competitive cost. The role is designed to ensure safety of our ingredients which can be utilized across a large scale product portfolio and to ensure the functionality of these new ingredients for the intended purpose.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Food Science, Food Technologist or equivalent

2-5 years R&D experience with established technical ingredient expertise

Understanding of ingredients including safety and quality attributes, in the food/pet food industry

Up to 10% travel required

Preferrred Qualifications

MS or PhD in Science, Food Science, Food Technologist or equivalent

What will be your key responsibilities?

Collaborating with industry suppliers and commercial buyers to identify ingredients that can meet the needs for product design 

Identification of new ingredient opportunities to deliver cost savings to the business while maintaining or improving product quality

Assessing new ingredients for known hazards and ensuring there are controls implemented to minimize the risk of those hazards

Utilize understanding and knowledge linked to the raw material ingredient portfolio across all relevant applications and be key technical point of contact within business

Leverage their knowledge of ingredients to help set strategy and identify ways to enhance key product attributes and potential savings

Responsible for assessing and managing current ingredient in the portfolio to ensure production of high quality, nutritious products

Ensure new ingredient opportunities are aligned with relevant stakeholders within the R&D function

Support in alignment and management of stakeholders external to R&D

Influences and/or develops technical strategies and best practices

Responsible for drafting ingredient Specifications

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.

Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.

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