Product Developer

Job description

DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS:

Position Overview:

 About The Coca-Cola Company

Everyone knows Coca-Cola. It's the best-known product in the world. We've been making it since 1886 and it still tastes the same.
As a business, The Coca-Cola Company is constantly evolving – we develop new products, acquire great brands and pioneer new ways of doing things. We sell four of the world's top five non-alcoholic sparkling drinks (Coke, Coke light, Sprite and Fanta) and 3,600+ products in over 200 countries, including water, juices, energy drinks, and even tea and coffee. Altogether, that adds up to more than 1.9 billion drinks around the globe every day.
In Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), we are located in 60 countries and organized as six business units: Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); Western Europe (WEBU); Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asia (TCCA); Middle East and North Africa (MENA); West Africa (WABU); and South and East Africa (SEABU). These six strong business units allow us to operate at scale while ensuring flawless delivery through local market operations working closely with our bottling partners who manufacture, package and distribute our soft drinks.

We offer our associates:
• The Coca-Cola Company's extraordinary heritage, our leading brands and the global scale of what we do.
• The challenge of meaningful work - our unique global system offers constant opportunities to develop world-class skills and a truly international career.
• A unique culture where people do what they love and live their values.
• The kind of competitive compensation you would expect from a world leader.


JOB SUMMARY:
Runs product development projects assigned by line manager.

KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Works on assigned projects:
- Accountable for on time delivery of projects as per agreed project development brief.
- Able to make routine decisions independently. Consult his line manager as appropriate on key milestones & general guide-lines.
- Has a good overview of system dynamics: Concentrate part model, bottler-franchise operating model, value chain, Busi-ness unit structure,…
- Able to translate consumer test results and sensory attributes into winning product propositions
- Able to resolve technical challenges
- Able to identify areas of improvement on product development, process, communication routines, …

Communication:
- Lead the communication between R&D & the project team (project status, communicate potential issues, potential hur-dles) with the buffer of the account manager as appropriate.
- Be an active member of R&D Brussels.
- Proactively provides advice within R&D community and project stakeholders.

Technical task:
- Development of prototypes at lab scale
- Production of samples at the pilot plant of both beverage base parts and final products
- Filling accurately internal databases for stability tracking, formula database, project management tools,…
- Precise description of manufacturing conditions
- Provide input of best practices for production of concentrate parts or finished products during production trials
- Follows and understands good lab practice (5S) and internal procedure

ORGANIZATION IMPACT/ INFLUENCE:
Internal
• R&D support team
• Global R&D
• QESH
• Commercialization project managers
• CPS commercialization teams
• BU marketing
• procurement

External
• Suppliers
• Universities

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervisory activities:
- Coach/guide student or technician on specific project/tasks.

RELATED JOB REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS:
Working Experience:
• 2-3 years successful experience in product development in the beverage industry or 3-5 year successful experience in. food industry
Functional Competencies:
• Proficient - Food Science -
• Competent - Beverage Technology -
• Competent - FMS database
• Proficient - System dynamic
• Working knowledge – Marketing
• Proficient -Project management
• Competent - Communication
• Working knowledge – Sensory science / Consumer test

Core Competencies:

DRIVE INNOVATION Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business (encompassing every-thing from continuous improvement to new product and package innovation)
Key Actions:
• Demonstrate constructive discontent; Question when things can be done better and identify improvement areas
• Take appropriate risks and learn from mistakes
• Rapidly implement and commercialize approved ideas
• Propose opportunities for improvement; influence stakeholders to drive execution
• Apply best practices and learning from other parts of the System

COLLABORATE WITH SYSTEM, CUSTOMERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS Develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the System (Company and Bottler)
Key Actions:
• Gain agreement from others to support ideas or take action using fact-based recommendations
• Establish and work to continually improve productive, long-term relationships
• Take action based on knowledge of effective business practices, ensuring internal/external customer needs are met or ex-ceeded
• Consider how work impacts others and act accordingly

ACT LIKE AN OWNER Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders
Key Actions:
• Focus on highest priority actions first; adjust priorities when appropriate to achieve results
• Accomplish objectives; ensure completion of work
• Take action in daily work to positively impact people, communities and the environment
• Use Company resources responsibly

INSPIRE OTHERS Inspire people to deliver our mission and 2020 Vision, demonstrate passion for the business and give people a rea-son to believe anything is possible
Key Actions:
• Express passion for the System, our brands, business and people; be a brand ambassador
• Align actions and decisions with company vision and strategies
• Persist in achieving goals in spite of barriers or obstacles through personal commitment to work
• Be engaged in work and invest time, passion and best efforts to accomplish goals
• Respect others and be honest and open in order to build credibility and trust

DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential

Key Actions:
• Respect and leverage individual differences
• Help others learn and grow by providing feedback and mentoring
• Promote the organization to prospective employees and refer great talent to our System
• Ask for and act on feedback from others; Continuously develop through learning from others and sharing knowledge and ex-perience
• Make choices to help balance work and life, in pursuit of bringing personal energy to work, creating overall well-being

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS:
BS or Master (depending of the experience) in food science, chemistry or relative field.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY:
Fluent in English
Additional language is a plus.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
10%

At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.