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Product Development Specialist-June 2024
Fremont
Jun 24, 2025
About Product Development Specialist

  As the world leader in nutrition, health and wellness for children from birth to preschool, Gerber Products Company is committed to creating a strong future. We joined the Nestlé Nutrition family in 2007, and have been a partner in parenthood ever since. Our Anything for Baby team works closely with experts to create products that enrich and establish healthy habits for children, and are good for the planet as well. A career at Gerber provides meaningful opportunities to develop professionally, and nurture generations to come. Now is the time to define your future, and ours too.

  This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

  Position Summary

  Lead product development projects or portions of projects within the Nutrition Healthy Snacks category by working with suppliers to qualify and onboarding new ingredients, perform technical line trials, develop innovative approaches, and provide technical advice to others. Collaborate internally and externally to build relationships in order to continuously improve Healthy Snacks products supporting the launch of new products and renovation of existing products supporting the long-term goals of the Nutrition category. Continuously focus on building technical skills within the team and deliver on personal development goals.

  Primary Responsibilities

  Support the qualification and onboarding of new ingredients needed to support the Healthy Snacks product portfolio. This includes working with Nestle systems to onboard new and existing suppliers of ingredients, managing factory line trials and ensuring that the ingredients are within compliance for Nestle Nutrition standards and meet the key quality attributes of the finished product.

  Provide first line support to internal and external factories by acting as the coach and training resource for product mastership and providing knowledge transfer to build capability for the factories to troubleshoot when issues occur. Provide technical support to eliminate the root cause of issues that are identified through technical assistance requests.

  Introduction of new products/processes within factories and external manufacturers. Collaborate and influence internal and external project teams (Teams are made up of R&D product development, Project Management, Quality, Regulatory, Engineering, Packaging, Factory, Marketing, Co-Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Supply Chain, etc.) to develop, industrialize, and launch on a complex range of Innovation and Renovation projects.

  Continuously improve/optimize current Products and processes within factories and external manufacturers according to local business needs. Lead technical projects including technical assistance, sourcing, quality improvements, compliance, and productivity cost savings. This includes establishing and managing timelines, uncovering roadblocks, defining critical paths, and identifying resource constraints.

  Ensure adherence to all quality/compliance by design, Technical acceptance and mandatory release standards. Comply with Nestlé requirements (Compliance assessment tool), external standards, and local regulatory framework.

  Develop expertise for product/process mastership within TAG. Define, develop, and coach the competencies and training materials required for product/process mastership to enable manufacturing excellence. Provide guidance and input to Operations for Standard Operating Procedures.

  Continuous improvement of technical skills and personal development. Provide coaching & mentorship to others to facilitate personal professional development.

  Qualifications

  B.S. Food Science, preferred or similar technical engineering degree.

  Position requires approximately 25% travel.

  Minimum of 2 years of experience in similar capacity. Ideally in product development.

  Experience with dairy, bakery, and extrusion technologies is a plus.

  Skills

  Must be capable of working in a fast-paced, team environment with minimal direct supervision and the ability to adhere to aggressive deadlines

  Interpersonal communication skills, written and verbal communication, organizational skills

  Strong project management skills and ability to lead project teams making effective use if everyone’s time to achieve timely solutions

  Creative/independent thinking, results focused, and ability to impact & convince others

  Administrative skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Globe SAP

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  It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

  To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

  The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [email protected] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

  This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

  Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy

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