Developer m/f/d) - Application Dry Beverages & Supplements

Date: Sep 18, 2024

Location: Darmstadt, DE

Company: Döhler Group

Reference ID: 41478

Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition?

We are! It’s our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.

Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10.000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.

We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.

 

Your Role

  • In the context of your challenging role, you will be responsible for developing innovative dry beverage and supplement products, including powder formulations, effervescent tablets and instant drinks, in line with market trends and consumer needs.
  • You will formulate new recipes and improve existing formulations independently, ensuring the highest standards of quality, taste and functionality.
  • Your responsibilities include conducting application trials, pilot plant trials and sensory evaluations to optimize product performance and stability.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, production, sales and quality assurance to ensure successful product launches.
  • Manage projects from concept to commercialization, including ingredient selection, product development, process optimization and scale-up.
  • Collaborate with customers to drive innovative solutions and independently organize and conduct customer workshops.
  • Stay updated on the latest trends, technologies and regulations in the food and beverage industry.

 

Your Profile

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry or a related field.
  • First experiences in product development is preferred, ideally within the dry beverages or supplements sector.
  • Creative mindset with a passion for new product development.
  • You are known for your positive and innovative personality.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Knowledge of raw materials, formulation techniques and processing methods.
  • Experience with sensory evaluation and product testing.
  • Fluent in English, additional languages are a plus.
     

Your Benefits

  • Culture: Friendly and informal atmosphere, family-owned company, flat hierarchies, short communication channels, and helpful colleagues
  • Impact: You are an integral part of our business success and make an important contribution to the future of nutrition
  • Empowerment: You can fully unleash your potential and have the opportunity to take on responsibilities
  • Digitalization: We maintain excellent partnerships with market-leading innovators, allowing you to access and work with state-of-the-art technologies
  • Anniversary and special payments
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Additional benefits: Christmas parties, events, financial benefits, and online shop discounts (e.g., IT leasing, mobile phone contracts, shopping, and travel discounts, etc.)

 

Equal opportunities for all

We welcome applicants, who are just as diverse as we are - regardless of age, ancestry, disability, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, social background or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Become a part of our team and apply online trough our career portal to the attention of Luisa Rhein. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.