Job Description:

Senior Formulation Scientist - Nutrition

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.

The Senior Formulation Scientist - Nutrition is accountable for the formula portfolio of two standard size factories and drives the deployment of global formulas for innovation in every market ensuring nutritional consistency. This role contributes to factory continuous projects (Product performance, Non-Quality Costs and formula cost optimization) and visits the factory at least once a year to deep dive and activate continuous improvement and new formula implementation.

This role, through strong collaboration and partnership, is the link between R&D, VCO (Value Chain Operations), R&D associates based at the Campus (Global Formulators, Formulators from other regions, Design R&D Team, R&D experts) and in the regions such as factory teams, regional commercial team and regional VCO leadership team.

What are we looking for?

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

Minimum 5 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

Responsible to 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

Responsible to correct pet product performance out-of-target results and deliver the reference formula for legal text creation

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

Perform the formulation studies for new Raw Material (RM) deployment in a region. Support new RM and new supplier development process (including Material Risk Assesment)

Identify the “ideal RM portfolio”: to source new raw materials, opportunities to maximize or reduce usage Build with commercial the RM portfolio required for a new site

Accountable for the full nutritional profile of the Raw material

Responsible for raw material sampling plan definition; Endorse the CAPAs identified on Raw Materials by the Continuous Improvement officer

Responsible to update the nutrient Matrix to guarantee nutritional precision with the subsequent reformulation

Responsible to 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; 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 and lead action plans.

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

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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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.