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Beschrijving van de vacature
Functietitel: Senior Development Specialist (all genders)
Vacaturelocatie (kort): Wageningen, NLD, 6708WH

Discipline: R&D
Career Site Contract Hours: 32-40
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Koptekst voor beschrijving van de vacature:
The Senior Development Specialist is part of the Proteins development team of FrieslandCampina Ingredients and oversees complex development projects, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of new products and processes. With a strong foundation in food science or food technology, the specialist possesses extensive expertise in dairy proteins, combining both theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Acting as a project manager, you collaborate effectively with various R&D groups and departments such as supply chain and product management, delivering pragmatic and economically viable solutions. This role also requires providing hands-on support when necessary. Ultimately, the Development Specialist plays a key role in advancing dairy protein innovations from laboratory research to full-scale factory production, enhancing the valorization of dairy streams.

Beschrijving van de vacature:
What we ask

Master’s degree in Food Science or Dairy Technology, or a related field with more than 7 years of experience.
Demonstrated experience in milk protein development and functionality, particularly within the context of dairy proteins and a B2B innovation environment.
Proven project management capabilities.
Proficiency in experimental design, data analysis, and reporting.
Experience with leading and organizing pilot and factory trials.
Knowledge of food safety and risk assessment.
Understands how other disciplines operate on a high level (way of working), e.g. (segment) marketing, product group management, sales, supply chain.
Basic knowledge of nomenclature of marketing, sales, QA/RA, nutrition, finance, process technology.
Effective and excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Resilient and problem solver.
Digitally savvy.

What we offer

At FrieslandCampina you work on strong, globally loved brands enjoyed by millions every day, like Friso, Campina, Chocomel and Frisian Flag. As a farmer-owned cooperative, we combine an international environment with a clear social and sustainable purpose. We support your growth through training, coaching and internal career opportunities. With trust and autonomy, you can make real impact.

Employment benefits:
Salary between €4,550 and €6,000 gross per month (full-time), depending on experience and fit for the role.
A work week of 32 to 38 hours, a 5% year-end allowance, 10% company bonus, 8% holiday allowance and a pension scheme.
Hybrid working with flexible working hours, a train card and/or €0.23 per km (max. 30 km one way).
200 hours of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell up to 40 hours.
A laptop, phone and home office equipment to support flexible working.
Wellbeing and inclusion initiatives, such as health support, employee assistance programs and diversity initiatives.
Extras at the head office, such as milk and cheese during lunch, fresh fruit and barista coffee.

Vacancy description

In this position, your tasks and responsibilities include:
Manage multiple projects, ensuring thorough documentation and alignment with all relevant stakeholders.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, quality assurance/RA, marketing, product group management, and production, to drive product development initiatives.
Assume full responsibility for the clearance, validation, and implementation of new products and processes.
Develop resource and budget plans for projects, delivering results within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards in collaboration with the team.
Independently set up, plan, execute, analyze, and report on experiments, ensuring thorough documentation and data integrity.
Keep protein product and process know how up to date by making use of knowledge management systems and SAP-PLM together with other disciplines (specification management, process technology, supply chain) including recipe and specification development.
Develop and maintain internal relations and initiates, develops and maintains external relations at a tactical level.
Stay up to date of trends and advancements in the organization, industry, and science, contributing to continuo

Voettekst voor beschrijving van de vacature:
For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

You will be a member of the cluster Proteins within the FrieslandCampina Ingredients development team. The position is based in Wageningen, the Netherlands, in the FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre . The Proteins team comprises a mix of highly skilled experts, project managers and development specialists. The dairy protein ingredients we develop and maintain are targeted at the markets Early Life Nutrition, Medical Nutrition and Performance & Active Nutrition.

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Recruiter: Esther van Schoonhoven
Recruiter email: Esther.vanSchoonhoven@frieslandcampina.com
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Betere voeding voor de wereld en een goed inkomen voor onze boeren, nu en voor toekomstige generaties.

Een coöperatieve cultuur

Gekenmerkt door wereldwijde samenwerking, respect en gedeeld succes.

Een tastbare impact

Ruimte voor jouw ambitie, met autonomie en een duidelijke focus.

Jouw groei is onze groei

We investeren in jouw persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling via trainingen en opleidingen.

Heb je vragen?

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