EU Research & Innovation Specification Manager

Job description

As an EU R&I Specification Manager, you will be responsible for structuring the harmonization of product and pack specification data across Europe to ensure a smooth migration into a new cross-category system.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Coordinate product and packaging specification data preparation for Europe R&I teams, including data scoping, cleansing, gap identification, completion, and hierarchy construction,
·  Ensure access to data during the transition period and maintain interconnections with existing product and packaging databases, including nutrition and composition information, consumer data, manufacturing data, and logistics & sustainability,
·  Develop and optimize support tools for EU packaging and product engineers to simplify the development and monitoring of specification compliance and data quality,
·  Leverage dashboards and appealing data visualizations developed by technical teams to facilitate understanding of data by stakeholders,
·  Collaborate with R&I experts on product and pack development to capture their needs, translate them into clear technical directions, and ensure realization,
·  Be a force of proposal to improve the tools and efficiency of document management in Europe, including the possibility of creating databases and automated tools for managing obsolete documents.

To succeed in this role, you need to have:

·  University degree in Food Science, Packaging Technology or a related field,
·  Minimum 3 years of experience in the FMCG industry, in the field of packaging or/and product technology,
·  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills,
·  Excellent communication and collaboration abilities,
·  Proficiency in Excel, and/or Power BI for data analysis and visualization,
·  Ability to understand & interpret product/packaging specifications to highlight irrelevant information,
·  Organization skills to leverage efficiently product & pack expert contribution,
·  Fluent in English,
·  Knowledge of product lifecycle management solutions is a plus.

DANONE GROUP is not an ordinary company according to which "we bring health through food to as many people as possible". Taking the role of EU R&I Specification Manager, you will join the DANONE GROUP to fulfill our mission.

For more information about Danone, our divisions, and our culture, please explore careers.danone.com.

·  We value smart working, so that’s why while being focused on results, we offer flexible working hours and a hybrid model of working,
·  We offer a full-time contract of employment for 12 months (until the end of 2025),
·  On top of that, you will have access to the benefits we offer to you and your family, including private medical care, a benefit package for parents, life insurance, a social fund, or employee discounts.

After clicking the 'Apply' button, you will create your profile in the recruitment system by uploading your CV. We will carefully review your experience and then arrange the selected candidates for the first Teams interview.

We embrace diversity in our organization. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

Danone Sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Warsaw (ul. Bobrowiecka 8, 00-728 Warszawa) is the controller of your personal data disclosed in the profile and in documents submitted during the recruitment process.