Mars Inc

Product Formulation Scientist

Mars Inc • $75K — $95K *
Franklin, TN 37064In-Person
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering or Chemistry
  • Experience in Food Manufacturing, particularly in Quality, Food Safety, Engineering or Product/Process development
  • 4+ years of R&D Product Development or Formulation experience in the pet industry
  • Knowledge of product development from bench top to production & commercialization
  • Experience with functionality of raw materials and product design and maintenance
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Formulate and deliver compliant product recipes to manufacturing facilities
  • Own deliverables for prioritized New Supplier Qualifications (NSQs)
  • Manage deliverables related to business continuity initiatives
  • Lead recipe optimization programs with focus on quality and cost efficiency
  • Drive Value Leadership projects as assigned
  • Participate actively in Climate Action Plan initiatives
  • Verify nutritional compliance of finished products over time
  • Support troubleshooting for factory operations and resolve product performance issues

Benefits

  • Work with a diverse and talented team
  • Join a purpose-driven company
  • Strong focus on learning and development through Mars University
  • Competitive salary and benefits, including company bonus
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Product Formulation Scientist

There is an exciting opportunity to join the R&D team within the innovation function as the Product Formulation Scientist. The position is responsible for maintaining the competitiveness of the C&T product portfolio of Pet Nutrition North America in terms of nutritional compliance, shelf-life & pet product performance, as well as enabling delivery of CSL in partnership with Supply & Commercial through recipe reformulation, site troubleshooting support, NSQs (New Supplier Qualifications) and addressing business continuity and resilience initiatives. The position also performs critical contributions to the Value leadership & Climate programs of Pet Nutrition North America.

What are we looking for?
  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering or Chemistry
  • Experience in a Food Manufacturing environment working in Quality, Food Safety, Engineering or Product/Process development.
  • 4 + years of experience in R&D Product Development and/or Formulation within the pet industry.
  • Knowledge of product development and formulation from bench top to production & commercialization.
  • Prior experience must include functionality of raw materials, product design, use of formulation systems, and product maintenance in an operating environment.
  • Strong ability to work cross functionally with people in other disciplines and/or business areas.


What will be your key responsibilities?
  • Formulate & deliver product recipes of current portfolio to the PNNA factory network for the C&T technology to enable manufacturing of products that are safe, legal, and compliant with the corresponding finished product specification (including short-term raw material shortages & controlled recipe changes, in collaboration with Supply & Commercial).
  • Own Product/Formulation deliverables for prioritized NSQs (New Supplier Qualifications).
  • Own Product/Formulation deliverables for prioritized business continuity initiatives, including those related to Technical Risk Assessments & Concessions.
  • Own Product/Formulation deliverables for prioritized resilience initiatives.
  • Run quarterly recipe optimization program and report on quality and cost.
  • Lead agreed Value Leadership projects.
  • Actively participate in Value Leadership (VL) pipeline generation, owning the VL Formulation target and plan.
  • Lead agreed CAP (Climate Action Plan) projects.
  • Actively participate in Climate Action Plan pipeline generation, led by Commercial.
  • Drive verification of finished product nutritional compliance across time through definition & execution of the Sentinels program (including corresponding reformulation).
  • Drive verification of finished product shelf life as per applicable technical standard.
  • Collaborate with Process-CB and site-based PPIs to support factory troubleshooting following the site escalation process.
  • Drive gap closure (including RCA [Root Cause Analysis]) for PPP (Pet Product Performance) outages identified in the annual monitoring program (palatability, digestibility, feces quality) in collaboration with Q&FS, Process-CB and CTI.
  • As needed, consult Product Formulation to define gap closure strategies when root cause goes beyond existing framework.


What can you expect from Mars?
  • Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
  • A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.


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About Mars Inc

Mars, Incorporated is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Mars operates in six business segments: Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, and Symbioscience. Some of its most popular brands include M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, Skittles, and Pedigree. The company is known for its commitment to sustainability and has set a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 67% by 2050.
Learn more about Mars Inc
Size
125,000 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
Founded
1911
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