Product Development Specialist – Ingredients

Location: France (Thiais)

About DAT-Schaub

DAT-Schaub is on an exciting transformation journey. As part of our ambition to build a stronger, more integrated and function-led regional organisation, we are strengthening our Ingredients business across Europe.

Working in an international and collaborative environment, our goal is to drive innovation, harmonise development practices, and deliver high-quality ingredient solutions that create value for our customers and support sustainable business growth.

In this role, it is important to work in line with DAT-Schaub’s core principles of Totality, Talent, Ambition, Trust, and Followership. This means taking ownership, collaborating across functions and countries, sharing expertise openly, and contributing to common goals across the business.

About the Role

As a Product Development Specialist – Ingredients, you will be responsible for developing, improving, validating, and implementing ingredient solutions that support DAT-Schaub's product portfolio and customer needs across Europe.

Working closely with Product Management, Sales, Operations, Quality, Procurement, and customers, you will transform ideas into commercially viable solutions while ensuring compliance, technical excellence, and operational feasibility.

You will play a key role in supporting innovation projects, customer developments, industrial trials, and the continuous improvement of ingredient technologies and applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new ingredient solutions in line with customer requirements and business needs.
• Improve and optimize existing formulations, products, and applications.
• Evaluate new raw materials, ingredients, and processing technologies.
• Support innovation projects that create customer value and strengthen competitiveness.
• Respond to customer development requests and technical challenges.
• Design, test, and validate ingredient solutions tailored to specific applications.
• Plan, execute, and document laboratory, pilot, and industrial trials.
• Support the successful industrialization and implementation of new solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Sales, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, development reports, and product specifications.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, and technological developments to identify new opportunities.
• Contribute to the harmonisation of product development practices and methodologies across Europe.

Who Are You?

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with curiosity, creativity, and a passion for food innovation.

You enjoy solving technical challenges, working closely with customers and colleagues, and transforming ideas into practical and commercially successful solutions.

You are comfortable working in an international environment and capable of balancing technical requirements, business priorities, and operational realities.

If that sounds like you, have a look at the experience and competencies we are looking for below.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Meat Science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
• Experience in Product Development, Food Applications, R&D, or Technical Support roles.
• Experience within food ingredients, meat processing, food manufacturing, or related industries is highly desirable.
• Understanding of food ingredients, additives, and food manufacturing technologies.
• Knowledge of food safety, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working in cross-functional and international environments is an advantage.
• Fluent English is required.
• Additional European languages are considered an advantage.

Personal Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Customer-oriented and solution-focused mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Collaborative approach and ability to influence across functions.
• Structured, organised, and detail-oriented working style.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable working in an international and matrix environment.

We Offer

• An opportunity to join a growing and innovative international organisation.
• A collaborative regional team working across multiple European markets.
• Exposure to customers, technologies, and product categories across the food industry.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• The possibility to contribute to the transformation and harmonisation of DAT-Schaub's Ingredients organisation across Europe.
• A role with direct impact on innovation, customer success, and business growth.

Appetite for More?

Because this is a role with real impact, you will work closely with customers, commercial teams, product managers, and operations to develop solutions that make a difference.

If you are motivated by innovation, technical challenges, collaboration, and creating value through product development, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you!

We review candidates continuously, so send your CV and application letter as soon as possible. We reserve the right to stop the search once we have found the right candidate.

Please "No third-party recruiters" – Direct applications only!