This role is part of the Pet Nutrition North America R&D team and is key in ensuring MARS delivers products of high and consistent quality and at a competitive cost. The role is designed to ensure safety of our ingredients which can be utilized across a large scale product portfolio and to ensure the functionality of these new ingredients for the intended purpose.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological or Food Sciences or equivalent
• 2-5 years R&D experience with established technical ingredient expertise
• Understanding of ingredients including safety and quality attributes, in the food/pet food industry
• Up to 10% travel required

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Biological or Food Sciences or equivalent

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Collaborating with industry suppliers and commercial buyers to identify ingredients that can meet the needs for product design 
• Identification of new ingredient opportunities to deliver cost savings to the business while maintaining or improving product quality
• Assessing new ingredients for known hazards and ensuring there are controls implemented to minimize the risk of those hazards
• Utilize understanding and knowledge linked to the raw material ingredient portfolio across all relevant applications and be key technical point of contact within business
• Leverage their knowledge of ingredients to help set strategy and identify ways to enhance key product attributes and potential savings
• Responsible for assessing and managing current ingredient in the portfolio to ensure production of high quality, nutritious products
• Ensure new ingredient opportunities are aligned with relevant stakeholders within the R&D function
• Support in alignment and management of stakeholders external to R&D
• Influences and/or develops technical strategies and best practices
• Responsible for drafting ingredient Specifications

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.