Company Description
Who we are?
JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, with local roots dating back to 1753, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands, including L’OR, Peet’s, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, OldTown, Super, Pickwick and Moccona.
What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?
We are people united by the power and possibility of tea and coffee. At JDE Peet’s, we thrive on the freedom to pursue opportunities, provoking new ideas to make an impact at scale. Our ambition is simple – JDE Peet's: unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea.
We bring action to our intentions, following through on what was agreed, always pushing things forward. We offer our people a range of learning and development programmes to support their personal growth. We’ve worked hard to build an open, collaborative environment where you can approach anyone and be heard.
At JDE Peet's, we believe it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We also believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. No matter who you are, where you come from, how you live your life, or how you enjoy your coffee or tea, you can fulfil your ambitions and contribute to our success.
When you grow, we grow, and coffee & tea grows.
UNLEASH YOUR POSSIBILITY!
Find out more at https://careers-ihq.jdepeets.com/
Job Description
To start with, this position of R&D Product Development Specialist sits in the MultiServe Mixes and Specialties Program team. This team delivers Instant mixes, Specialties, but also cold ready to drink and tea. It is a diverse team who help each other learn, grow and develop. Just how we like it! As a Product Development Specialist you will be asked to lead innovation projects as well as network optimization and sustainability projects. For this, we don’t just need you to be a knowledgeable project leader but also strongly rely on your interpersonal skills as well as your drive for success. Know that you’ll have a crucial role in creating and protecting the impact we look for in our value chain. With this said, we like you to take responsibility over the following tasks:
- Lead independently medium to high complexity projects for the category in a cross-functional project team and deliver against a set of R&D deliverables.
- Apply a set of project management skills incl. risk management, time and resource planning.
- Develop products matching a product brief, reformulate products or harmonize recipe portfolios.
- Communicate clearly within the multicategory team and towards stakeholders.
Qualifications
- We seek an agile project lead with a can-do mentality, entrepreneurial spirit, and drive for excellence.
- Proven experience leading projects and developing products, ideally in the food industry.
- A degree in Food Science or Food Technology.
- At least 4 years of proven track record in R&D product development or process technology.
- Proficiency in designing and executing trials at various scales.
- Excellent communication skills to engage with diverse stakeholders.
- A creative mindset to explore possibilities beyond the status quo.
- Comfort with working in a high-paced dynamic environment.
- Willingness to travel as needed for project deliverables.
Additional Information
Your application at JDE Peet's
If you are interested in this career opportunity at JDE Peet's, apply and join us. After receiving your application we will do our utmost to give you quick feedback. Part of the recruitment procedure at JDE Peet's would be an online assessment, followed by interviews. A pre-employment check can be part of the recruitment process.
The future of work is hybrid, with both office and home playing an important role. At JDE Peet's, we value meeting colleagues in the office to unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea together and we enjoy our focus time when working from home. Join us and you will experience both. Because it’s amazing what happens over a cup of coffee.
Whether or not you are with us, two, four or thirty years, it doesn’t matter. We help you build your skillsets and potential career. We offer a solid and competitive base salary and ad additional benefits to the mix. To name a few: Learning and development budget, career development, Insurances, pension plans and a minimum of 25 + 12 ADV days of paid holidays (because we care and want to offer you a healthy work – life balance)
#unleashyourpossibility #acupofamazing #LI-Hybrid
What We Do
Coffee is the fuel for almost everything that makes the company run. Jacobs Douwe Egberts Professional helps you inspire your coffee drinkers, whether you work for an office, health & care organisation or hotels.
As your coffee partner, we love to develop the ideal solution alongside you. This way, we can adapt our offer to your needs and you enjoy the solution you were looking for. In short: A coffee for every cup, just the way you want it.
