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IronMaxx Nutrition
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Head of R&D - Food/Supplements/Nutrition(m/w/x)

Hürth
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Description

In this role, you will lead international product development for Food & Sports Nutrition, managing a diverse range of products from concept to market. Your days will involve collaborating with various teams, overseeing multiple projects, and ensuring that each product aligns with high brand standards.

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Requirements

  • Completed degree in food technology, nutritional science, home economics, business administration with a focus on food/nutrition, or comparable field
  • Several years of professional experience in product management, product development, or brand management with a strong focus on supplements, nutrition, or functional foods
  • Excellent understanding of formulations, raw materials, manufacturing processes, and product costing
  • Experience in managing complex development projects and high product volumes
  • Strong brand understanding and a keen sense for target groups, trends, and performance products
  • Structured, independent, and results-oriented work style
  • Ability to professionally lead teams and development areas and to prioritize clearly
  • Strong communication skills, decisiveness, and a hands-on mentality
  • Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Work Experience

7 - 10 years

Tasks

  • Oversee international product development in Food & Sports Nutrition
  • Manage development departments for bars, powders, drinks, functional foods, and supplements
  • Lead end-to-end product development for up to 100 new products annually
  • Create brand-compliant, high-performance product concepts within the IronMaxx portfolio
  • Prioritize and manage multiple parallel development projects
  • Collaborate closely with purchasing, quality assurance, marketing, and sales
  • Coordinate product development with production facilities and partners
  • Conduct tastings, product tests, and optimization cycles
  • Support product relaunches, formulation optimizations, and packaging adjustments
  • Monitor market trends and competitors for product decisions
  • Participate in assortment strategy, pricing, and margin calculations
  • Travel to production facilities, partners, and trade fairs

Languages

EnglishBusiness Fluent

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Gleitzeit

More Vacation Days

  • Bis zu 30 Urlaubstage

Parking & Commuter Benefits

  • Firmenparkplätze mit Wallboxen

Modern Equipment

  • Modernes Equipment

Retirement Plans

  • Vermögenswirksame Leistungen
  • Betriebliche Altersvorsorge

Learning & Development

  • Fachliche und persönliche Weiterentwicklung

Team Events

  • Firmenevents

Healthcare & Fitness

  • Urban Sports Club

Corporate Discounts

  • Corporate Benefits
  • Mitarbeiterrabatt auf Produkte

Snacks & Drinks

  • Monatliches Team-Frühstück

Other Benefits

  • IronMaxx Welcome-Package

Bonuses & Incentives

  • IronMaxx Prämie
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