Ingredients Specialist (Remote)

At Nestle Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Vital Proteins, Orgain, Nuun, BOOST, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Peptamen, Compleat Organic Blends, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestle Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Ingredient Specialist plays a crucial role in the end-to-end management of ingredients for Nestle Health Science US. The primary responsibility is the implementation of new or changing ingredients into manufacturing facilities, as well as business maintenance activities for the existing ingredient portfolio across the organization.

This position is responsible for ingredient qualification of ingredients used within the portfolio, which may occur within the scope of Innovation & Renovation (I&R), Total Delivery Cost, Business Maintenance or Compliance projects. This individual would execute the ingredient qualification independently within large- and small-scale projects but also would function as project manager for smaller ingredient changes, collaborating cross-functionally. In addition, this individual would support other specific ingredient initiatives throughout the organization to support the CTAG objectives. Cross-functional collaboration is required with other functions including QA, Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, MRM, Project Managers, and other CTAG team members.

The Ingredient Specialist is responsible to ensure the ingredients selected and specifications developed deliver compliant finished products and can successfully be used in manufacturing, considering physical, nutritional, and food safety parameters. This includes responsibilities surrounding ingredient documentation gathering, qualification testing, risk assessment, SAP set-up, maintenance of data and specifications. External communication with vendors is required, including discussion on technical ingredient details and ingredient evaluation regarding alternate supply options.

This individual is responsible to escalate, develop action/mitigation plans, prepare recommendations, and solve issues cross-functionally for ingredients used within the Nestle Health Science US portfolio. This may include topics such as ingredient compliance (internal and external), safety concerns, packaging configurations, storage, shelf life, exceptional release support, re-occurring issues etc. This person is the main contact for ingredient support in designated product format (gummies, liquid, pouch, powder, etc), utilizing the local and global network ingredient network to support issues and objectives as they arise.

SOP and work instruction development is required.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES:

Ingredient qualification for new / existing ingredients

• Leads market driven ingredient and/or vendor site qualification for renovation, business maintenance, total delivered cost or compliance projects.
• Responsible for identified RACI tasks in innovation projects.
• Project manager for smaller ingredient projects to support maintenance of the ingredient portfolio.
• Initiates, creates or supports the development of raw material purchasing specifications (RMPS) in SAP and communicates with ingredient suppliers on the technical requirements and expectations for ingredient testing for per lot acceptance.
• Develops market requirements (MR) documents for US ingredient labeling, certificate of analysis (COA) requirements, and logistical requirements.
• Creates material numbers for new ingredients utilized in Nestle manufacturing facilities.
• Responsible for documentation for new and existing ingredients. This includes documentation gathering, review for accuracy, and management of these objects in storage locations.
• Develops the qualification testing plan for new ingredients, including coordination of samples, submission to approved labs for testing, and review and approval of ingredient results.
• Conducts ingredient risk assessments on all new ingredients and/or vendor sites for Nestle Health Science US factories.
• Reviews existing audits for applicability and use within Nestle Health Science US, and/or arranges audits for new vendors with Central Audit.
• Provides inspection plan inputs for qualified ingredients
• Works with vendors to gain alignment on RMPS and MR document requirements.
• Generates and maintains approved supplier/ingredient databases for respected factory and co-manufacturing sites (as applicable)

Support to producing sites

• Identifies problems and provides recommendations on how to solve ingredient, vendor, or factory operational issues related to ingredients.
• Investigates repetitive specification issues with vendors, including updates and resolution.
• Provides exceptional release support for incoming ingredients, including factory mitigation options, and overall risk to ingredient compliance.
• Supports manufacturing sites supplier monitoring plans for contaminants based upon internal tools and specification requirements.
• Communicates the ingredient risk assessment to manufacturing facilities as an input into local HACCP plans.

Compliance

• Develops and manages conditional approval related to new ingredients / vendor sites.
• Leads the mitigation and close out of conditional approvals or derogations related to ensure supply and compliance issues.
• Responsible for creation and revision of SOPs associated with this position.
• Supports other ingredient / vendor site related activities, including but not limited to discontinuation, global initiatives toward compliance or standards, and purchasing specification approvals

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science Technology, Food Safety, Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition, or equivalent field.

Familiarity with a factory environment.

• Basic understanding of FDA food and / or drug Good Manufacturing Practice regulations.
• 3-5 years' experience in a regulated industry (food, pharmaceuticals, biologics, nuclear power, environmental testing, etc.).
• Experience in using SAP, formulation systems, specifications systems, and computer data management systems such as Word, Excel, Visio, and Power Point is essential.
• Up to 10% travel is required to Corporate or factory locations

SKILLS:

• Well organized and process oriented.
• Strong problem solver.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to convert theoretical knowledge into practical application.
• Flexible, self-disciplined. Ability to work in fast-paced environment with minimal supervision / independently
• Possess good persuasion and consensus building skills.
• Acts with speed, agility and pragmatism.

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