JOB TITLE: Consumer Nutrition Manager
JOB LOCATION: Jos, Plateau
Function: Supply Chain
Reports To: Head of Innovation and Product Assurance
JOB DETAILS:
- Responsible for the research and development of innovative nutritional product formulations to optimize existing product lines and for new product development.
Key Accountabilities
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- Keep updated with scientific literature in Nutrition Science.
- Engage with dietitians and the general public to educate and familiarize them with our products.
- Responsible for developing nutritional products for commercial launch by creating formulations which deliver improvements to current products, reduction in product cost and/or comply with regulatory requirements.
- Understand the competitive landscape by knowing the competitors’ products, ingredients, features, and benefits.
- Develop and maintain thorough records of potential ingredients, suppliers, literature, and research surrounding our product/ingredients and their efficacy in our target markets.
- Maintain technical and experimental documentation throughout the research and development process, including product specifications, CoAs, various documentation, research papers and literature surrounding our potential ingredients, and suppliers.
- Take a leadership role in our product development process and be able to work independently in a small team.
Requirements
- Master’s or Doctorate Degree in Nutrition or related discipline is required.
- Currently registered or chartered and practicing.
- Minimum of 15 years working experience in food manufacturing or FMCG environment with at least 5 years at mid to senior level.
- Six Sigma Certification will be an added advantage
Knowledge, Skills & Attitude:
- Working knowledge of Food Safety, HCCP and ISO9001 are required.
- Have a strong understanding of Health/Wellness Promotion.
- Have a strong knowledge base of plant-based nutrition.
- Have excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Have dynamic presentation skills and be comfortable speaking to groups
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Intermediate project management skills
- Strong statistical analytical and technical skills.
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Deadline: January 21, 2022
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Job Category | Manager |