Research & Development Manager – Full-time (m/f/d)

You spray ideas and want to design new products not only, but also become reality? You have a sense of trends, innovations and consumer needs and want to develop new product worlds together with different disciplines? Join us as Research & Development Manager*in (m/w/d) and introduce your creativity and know-how to our team!

Who we are

We are a successful company in the field of high-quality and international food. Our group of companies includes borchers fine food GmbH & Co. KG (Trade and Marketing), bojati food GmbH (Production and Warehouse), bojati Online GbR (Onlineshops foodsetter.de and whiskyfass.de) and Xucker GmbH (Marke für zuckerfrei und zuckerred Lebensmittel).

With our brand “borchers”, we are market leader in alternative sweeteners and with new products are setting trends for healthy nutrition. Our successful product categories include flour alternatives, superfoods, edible oils and sweeteners. We also market an import range consisting of the product categories Olive oil, Aceto Balsamico di Modena, Pesto, Antipasti specialties, sea salt, truffle products etc. With our products, we supply many well-known trading companies in Germany and other European countries, as well as regional top shops for food.

In your role, you are the interface between market, product idea and implementation. You develop new products and concepts from the first idea to the finished recipe and accompany the entire development process to the market launch. You work closely with sales, marketing, purchasing and quality management and ensure that innovative product ideas are successfully implemented taking into account qualitative, food and technological requirements.

Your tasks You develop and optimize new product ideas from the first idea to the finished recipe, taking into account quality requirements, food requirements and technological feasibility You prepare internal tastings, sensory tests and product tests, perform them and evaluate the results You develop cross-brand product concepts for different product areas, in particular in the field of sugar-free and sugar-reduced foods and functional mixtures You will explore markets, trends and consumer needs and identify new product and innovation opportunities You research and identify potential production partners for new products and concepts You accompany new product developments from the concept phase to the development of recipes to the implementation and market introduction You work closely with sales, marketing, purchasing and quality management to successfully implement development projects You actively contribute to cross-departmental projects and support in the further development of our product worlds

You have a degree or education in the field of food technology, ecotrophology, nutritional sciences or a comparable subject You bring first professional experience in product development in the food environment, also through internships or working student activities You have a good technical understanding of production processes, machines and processes in food production and ideally gain first experience You are creative and have a good sense of trends, innovations and consumer needs You work proactively, structured and self-responsibility and keep track of multiple projects You are highly organizational, communicative and like to work with different disciplines You are team-ready, motivated and enjoy developing new products and concepts You are sure to go with the current MS Office programs You have ideally already experience with recipe, costing or comparable development tools

An interesting and varied task area in a dynamic environment Plenty of space for own ideas and independent work A motivated team with open corporate culture and short decision-making Flexible working hours & home office options Company fitness (Wellpass grant) & Jobrad Free drinks (coffee, water, tea) Attractive employee discount on our product range Employee benefits portal with exclusive discounts at numerous brands and providers Regular corporate events that focus on team spirit and joint fun