Design to Superior Value

5 months ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Danone Full time

About the job
Join our talented Research and Innovation team in this fantastic new role, **Design to Superior Value (DTSV) Manager** based in Auckland. As a key member of our R&I team, you will support Danone in the achievement of its business goals through the design and delivery of a productivity pipeline that is aligned with the business vision and strategy.

Reporting to the Head of Innovation and PSQC, you will be responsible for managing the R&I productivity portfolio, leading selected initiatives, and contributing/leading product development initiatives as necessary.

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

- Manage R&D productivity pipeline, and ensure reporting and tracking through iProView.
- Identify cost-out value in opportunities from finished goods, semi-finished products, ingredients, and processes without compromising user experience and delivering product benefits where possible (nutrition & and sustainability).
- Identify key product improvement opportunities (consumer value) irrespective of productivity.
- Oversee and facilitate shelf-life protocol, design, and practices within the R&I team.
- Lead UX for DSDA for a short term. The exact term to be determined by consulting with zone UX

About you
**WE OFFER**
- Minimum guaranteed hours of work - 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM).
- A competitive salary - the salary band for this role sits between $100,000 and $114,000 + 8% on target bonus with a stretch of 14%
- The opportunity to be part of a highly collaborative team with a strong continuous improvement mindset.
- A positive and supportive business culture.
- Robust development structure to support growth in the role and accelerate your career.
- A chance to make a difference in our society through Specialised Nutrition.

**ABOUT YOU**

You are an experienced technologist who has great research skills, cross-functional collaboration skills, an NPD background, and an inclusive working style. Your prior experience in a fast-paced food/dairy/infant formula manufacturing environment handling a technical portfolio will be advantageous. You have a positive attitude, are easy to get along with, and have a natural flair for building rapport with diverse stakeholders across the business.

To be successful you will also have:

- Tertiary qualification in Chemistry/Food Science/Dairy Science/ Food Technology or related field. Postgraduate qualification is a plus.
- At least 5 years of experience in food R&D. Ideally experience is in specialized nutrition.
- Experience in NDP and value engineering
- Experience in UX is a plus
- Sound influencing skills with a collaborative working style
- Good Excel and MS Office suite skills will be preferred
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Sound planning and organization skills with an ability to work with shifting priorities

About us
Danone’s mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.

**Danone Nutricia Specialised Nutrition **produces specialty foods for infants and young children, and our mission **“We make every day count for you and your baby”** gives meaning to everything we do. We operate out of 3 sites in New Zealand in Auckland and Balclutha, where our teams undertake the manufacturing, distribution, and development of our infant milk and toddler supplements with market-leading brands.

Proving yourself in this role could lead to future opportunities within **Danone** both locally and abroad. We support our employees to take ownership of developing their careers within **Danone** and encourage moves across (as well as within) our varying functions and businesses. We are passionate about developing and growing our team of leaders, and that could soon include you

**WHAT’S NEXT?**

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you to make this role your own, please hit the **APPLY** **button now


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