Vacancy: Recruiting for Development Project Leader Africa (FMCG) - Accra


Our client is multinatinal food FMCG company with operations in over 30 countries. They are currently looking to hire a 
Development Project Leader for Africa.


Ideal Candidate will:
Execute and control the development of innovation and renovation product prototypes, in accordance with the project brief and needs, to contribute to the achievement of the most appropriate technical, economic and legal requirements, as well as managing the industrial upscaling.

Requirements

  • Support in the assessment of the viability of a project brief objectives in terms of COGs, sensorial performance, product claims and attributes, project timing, product safety, CAPEX.

  • Develops prototypes targeting the project’s needs and in full compliance with our client's policies and procedures, planning and leading the execution of lab/industrial trials/1st productions, delivering process and ingredients and packaging KPI that ensures all-encompassing  product robustness.

  • Lead technical execution of the product development, based on the product brief, being responsible of involving all necessary technical counterparts: procurement, quality, factory, engineering, regulatory, etc.

  • Prepare and provide all necessary technical validations and technical documentations of raw material, packaging, finished goods and process  such as: recipe, BOM, quality inspection plan, shelf-life studies. and ensuring their availability.

  • Support corporate departments in terms of local projects transfer and implementation.

  • Provide technical support in troubleshooting and address of quality major issues.

  • Identify the most appropriate suppliers, in conjunction with the Purchasing Department to guarantee the most profitable and viable option for the Group, maintaining, in any case, the quality required by our client.

Please note: Experience in mayonnaise development and production technology is essential

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