Product Technologist

3 weeks ago

Hawthorn East, Australia Coles Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

Our Commercial team is a large, but a close-knit group of trading experts, who are ready to shape the future of Coles. We pride ourselves on the long-lasting supplier relationships we build, the new ideas we develop and how passionately we work to help Australian eat and live better every day. And the best part? We’re all so different. We bring diversity of thought, backgrounds, and experience to every Business Unit across Coles Supermarkets and Liquor.

About the role

We have an exciting permanent opportunity in our Meat, Deli, & Seafood team for an experienced Product Technologist. As a Product Technologist you will report into our Senior Product Technologist and work alongside the category teams to ensure the safety, compliance, and ethical sourcing for this category. You will liaise with a multitude of stakeholders including our category teams, central support teams and supply functions and you will be key to delivering great quality consistent product for our customers every day.

This dynamic role will see you interacting with all levels of the business, including strong relationship building with senior management. The stakeholders are many and the pace is fast, providing you with the ability to demonstrate your project and stakeholder management skills. 

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include but not limited to:

  • Responsible for the safety, legality, compliance, responsible sourcing, ethical sourcing and repeatable quality of Own Brand products in their portfolio, in accordance with the Own Brand strategy & product plan. 
  • Deliver supplier accountability & performance in safety, legality, compliance, responsible sourcing, ethical sourcing and repeatable quality. 
  • Land new and maintain current products, aligned to technical KPIs, compelling competitive claims, brand guidelines & activity plan, taking prompt action on product and with suppliers to address adverse trends. 
  • Review products to schedule, maintaining agreed quality, equal or better than competitor benchmarks (shared with PD). 
  • Create value by executing brand strategy, product maintenance, quality enhancements, launching newness & creating production and process efficiencies.  

About your skills:

You’ll possess the expertise to work with cross-functional teams to ensure the safety, legality and compliance of Own brand products within Poultry & BBQ.

Your areas of expertise should include:

  • Working knowledge of product development & processes
  • Demonstrated experience working in retail or food service supply base, the retail sector or with retailers in similar categories 
  • Technical subject matter expertise (ideally within the poultry and/or meat space)
  • Strong planning and time management skills
  • Proven experience in supplier management, investigations, audit response & data analysis
  • Influencing skills
  • Experience working with legislation, internal policy & guidelines additional to legislation
  • Bachelor degree in Food Science or a related field i.e. Science, Microbiology or Chemistry
  • Lead Food Safety / Quality auditing qualification preferred
  • Experienced in working with international & small suppliers to deliver product innovation and essential safety controls, delivering step change innovation and building consumer trust 

Please note, applications will close on Sunday December 1st, 2024.

What’s in it for you?

  • Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
  • Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
  • Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
  • Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
  • Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
  • Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
  • Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 141489

Employment Type: Full time

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