Scientist II, #1568

Sara Lee Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. The Corporation has operations in 58 countries and markets branded products in nearly 200 nations. Sara Lee Corporation employs 137,000 people worldwide.




Sara Lee Food & Beverage markets meats, fresh and frozen bakery products and the Senseo coffee brand. Sara Lee Food & Beverage manufactures and markets a variety of packaged meat products within the United States and Mexico, including lunchmeat, breakfast and dinner sausages, omelets, hot dogs and wraps. As the second-largest producer of fresh bread and baked goods, and the fourth-largest producer of frozen baked goods, in the United States, the business provides such items as frozen pies, cheesecake, pound cake, dessert cake, cobbler, specialty desserts, breads, croissants, cookies and bagels, as well as fresh sliced and whole-loaf breads, buns, rolls, and bagels. Sara Lee Food & Beverage bakes more than 70 million servings of packaged breads, rolls and buns each day. Sara Lee Food & Beverage also is the No. 2 producer of frozen desserts. Senseo, the groundbreaking single-serve gourmet coffee system, combines a patented brewing system with specially developed gourmet coffee pods from our Douwe Egberts brand, one of Europe’s premier coffee brands for 250 years.


 


Position Summary:


Develop and improve product quality and cost structure  for Retail and Foodservice businesses. Lead projects from concept to commercialization. Capable of handling multiple projects at one time. 


 


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


Lead and assist other R&D teams in the hand on development of new product, line extensions, quality improvement, cost improvement, ingredient substitution and applied technology.

Lead and develop from concept to commercialization.

Lead technical project teams.

Provide technical leadership and support to marketing, sales, and supply chain within SLNA. Works closely with National Acct and Food Service customers to achieve successful outcomes.

Other duties as needed and/or assigned.

BS/MS/PHD in Food science or related field. 3 years product development experience.Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in formula development, commercialization and product development process.Computer literacy essential.Demonstrated project management skills while leading complex teams is required.Demonstrated technical competency through strong written and communication skills.