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Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Product Development Executive

Process EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong interest and enthusiasm for research and development work.
  • Strong interest in food.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate smoothly with internal departments and external partners.
  • Ability to respond flexibly to challenges and take action to move projects forward.
  • Ability to receive feedback positively and use it to make improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Confirm product concepts and define target product quality.
  • Research and screen ingredients, and select and validate packaging materials.
  • Design recipes, conduct repeated prototyping and sensory evaluations, and refine prototypes.
  • Set manufacturing conditions, including sterilization and freezing.
  • Estimate costs and consider cost reductions while verifying quality, safety, and product value.
  • Create manufacturing flow processes and transfer them to production factories.
  • Verify packaging materials, identify issues during launch, and address them.
  • Obtain ingredient specification documents and prepare product labeling.
  • Coordinate as needed with marketing, supply chain management, sales, quality assurance, procurement, suppliers, and other stakeholders to advance projects.
  • Collect and analyze information on market trends, competing products, and new technologies, and use it to develop themes and improvement proposals.

Desired Qualifications

  • Practical experience in planning and development, product development, or food manufacturing at a food manufacturer.
  • Basic understanding of product development processes.
  • Knowledge of food regulations.
  • Knowledge of quality, hygiene, and packaging standards.
  • Experience in materials development or technology development.
  • Business-level English proficiency.

About the Company

Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Kraft Heinz makes packaged foods and drinks for households, restaurants and other foodservice operators around the world. Its portfolio includes Heinz ketchup and spans sauces, cheese, ready meals, coffee and refrigerated foods. The company develops recipes, manufactures products in its factories and works with outside producers to supply different markets. It earns revenue by selling through grocery chains, wholesalers, online retailers and distributors that serve commercial kitchens. With operating roots in Heinz's 1869 business and its combined group formed by a 2015 merger, it is co-headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1869

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