Product Developer - with a passion for Chocolate and Innovation!

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

Product Developer - with a passion for Chocolate and Innovation!

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

ASM Foods in Mjölby is part of the Barry Callebaut Group, and focuses on developing and producing customized fillings and coatings for the bakery, confectionery, dairy and ice cream industries. The site in Mjölby has two production facilities - one designed to produce waterbased products such as caramels, fruit fillings, and other sauces, and the other designed to produce fatbased products such as chocolate and compound coatings and fillings. Our production is agile and flexible, facilitating great new opportunities and creative product development.

ASM R&D is looking for the next Product Developer to join our team!

In our R&D department, we are proud to add value to the product portfolio of our customers by creating tailor made solutions fit for purpose. To us, customer focus is key, and for R&D this requires a great understanding of the needs of the customer - their market and products, as well as their production processes. We always strive for product excellence and drive continuous improvement of our products and services. We create new market opportunities by leveraging our great customer collaboration and product innovations. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The product developer role requires a strong technical background and a great ability to understand the individual advantages of our production capabilities. In this role you will be developing new exciting products for our customers - either by creating completely new solutions or adapt and adjust existing recipes to better fit the needs of the customer. You will be in the lead of all steps in the product development process, starting from understanding and interpreting the customer brief, creating theoretical recipes, making cost calculations, producing product samples in the lab, setting up new final recipes to be tested in factory trials, to finally be delivered to a happy customer. During this exciting journey you will collaborate closely with both local key functions within ASM such as QA, Production and Sourcing - as well as international colleagues within Sales, Customer R&D and also our Customers.

To succeed in this role you are capable of handling multiple complex development projects at a time, you have good communication and people skills, you bring passion and inspiration together with a strong drive to “make it happen”. 

If the above sounds like you, you could be the ideal person for this job! 

Formal requirements are:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Food Science/Biology/Microbiology/Chemistry/Engineering or similar,  preferably in a food science discipline
• At least 3 years of experience from R&D processes
• Project Management and communication Skills
• Proven track record within product development, preferably in the food industry
• Strong understanding of ingredients and their physical, chemical, sensory and regulatory impact on our products
• Solid skills in Microsoft Office Applications, ERP tools preferred.
• Fluent Swedish and English (speaking, writing and reading) is a must.
• An ambassador of the Barry Callebaut values: Customer Focus, Passion, Entrepreneurship, Team Spirit and Integrity

Do you share our spirit?

• You love chocolate and cocoa products, as well as all the other tasty product we produce
• You feel connected to our mission of sustainability
• You are self-motivated, ambitious, have potential for growth, ability to work both autonomously and in a team, cope well with multi-tasking, service-minded and enjoy footwork
• You have entrepreneurial spirit in that you’re comfortable with ambiguity and are energized by the process of building something lasting from the ground up
• You enjoy sharing your knowledge and talents with your coworkers
• You are ready to make your mark and deliver amazing results

What's in it for you? 

Would you like to work for a successful,  international and fast-growing company with innovative and tasty products? 

Barry Callebaut and ASM understand that our strength comes from the passion and expertise of our people. We strive to create an environment in which our people can continue to learn and develop their skills on an ongoing basis, It is our goal to encourage entrepreneurship and creativity. We offer you a great opportunity to take an active part in the expansion of a great company with great products and a possibility to grow.

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If this role excites you and sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for then we want to hear from you, so apply now. The last application date is 2021-04-18. Note that the selection process starts immediately. This means that the vacancy can be closed before the last date to apply. 

To make sure that your personal data is kept safely, we kindly ask you to apply through our recruitment system. We will not handle resumes via e-mail.

If you have any questions about the roles please contact hiring manager Sara Röken, email: sara_roken@barry-callebaut.com, or for the recruitment process HR Annika Kliman Krajina email: annika_kliman_krajina@barry-callebaut.com

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.