Director of Research and Development

3 weeks ago

Richmond, Canada Nature's Path Full time

Nature's Path Foods
Richmond, BC V6X1W3, CAN

Description

Keeps Nature’s path on the leading edge of new product development by:

  • Leading all product development projects from concept to market launch.
  • Develops and champions the strategic development of technology road maps for ingredients/formulas/products that leads to future competitive differentiation.
  • Researching new and current raw materials and applications.
  • Develops and manages external technical relationships with suppliers and other open innovation partners to advance external technologies with mutual business benefits and competitive differentiation.
  • Directs and manages the performance and provides leadership and technical guidance to staff to deliver on project and department goals.
  • Develops and implements programs to improve efficiencies, speed and quality of responses for external partnerships. Communicates status of external initiatives to executive management on a regular basis.
  • Participate in sales and product demonstration presentations to customers.

Ensures operational standards for quality, cost, lean manufacture, food safety and sustainability by:

  • Driving cost containment and quality standards of ingredients by researching vendors adoptions.
  • Leading and participating in the creation of new product run documentation and costing, including processing parameters, ingredient specifications and cost, nutritional information and disposition of final product.
  • Working with Operations and R&D team to optimize run parameters.
  • Managing ongoing product shelf-life testing of all new and revised products
  • Participating in operational meetings to ensure documentation and review of pre- and post- new product runs.
  • Develops, communicates and manages internal and external budgets.

Plays a key role in the assurance of customer satisfaction with quality, consistent products by:

  • Leading R&D group and collaborating with key stakeholders in determining optimal final
    product specifications for new product development.
  • Ensuring new product data in entered into Genesis database for creation of new product
    packaging.
  • Ensuring consistent and timely updates of current recipes into appropriate databases.
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of all legal requirements for packaging change.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • Respect for or experience in the whole health/natural organics industry desirable.
  • Approx.10 years:Product Development, Research & Development experience - From Concept to Commercialization.
  • Cereal extrusion and baking experience desirable.
  • Knowledge in food chemistry and statistical analysis as used in designing experiments and measuring process capabilities.
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