Development Project Manager (Food Industry)

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,4 billion euros and a team of around 3,300 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead project teams from brief until the plant implementation of the product.
  • Development itself: Define and declare formulations.
  • Pilot plant /plant trials
  • Shelf-life decisions
  • Following of timings / COG’s
  • Stakeholders/team coordination
• Collaborate with Marketing, Factory teams, Purchasing, Co-manufacturers and other technical functions
• Effectively manage multiple projects and collaborative partnership
• Desire to challenge assumptions and identify new opportunities
• Apply learnings in an effective way
• Apply critical thinking
• Follow prescribed procedures and company policies and values
• Attend the day-to-day problems concerning factories/consumer
• Category product maintenance

What can you expect from us?

You will be part of a unique  company in an exciting moment, when we are growing and becoming a very consolidated multinational in the FMCG Food industry, with many strong brands.