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As Nutrition Specification Coordinator at Mars you are responsible for collecting and translating nutritional data in relation to products of the European Foods organisation, location Oud-Beijerland.

Company

At Mars you will find yourself in a world of A-brands, including well-known brands in the chocolate segment such as SNICKERS®, BOUNTY® and MARS®. Next to that they are manufacturers of petcare and mealtime products such as UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, SUZI WAN® and the organic SEEDS OF CHANGE®. With 70,000 employees Mars Inc. is one of the largest family companies in the world. Mars in the Netherlands employs 1,450 people in two locations. Oud-Beijerland is the location of the ultramodern food factory, one of Mars Europe’s most efficient production units and plays an important role within Mars Europe, also as innovation centre for the development of new products, technologies and marketing strategies. Mars has been guided by its family’s values. The Five Principles of Mars – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – give purpose and direction to their employees in their ways of working. We are searching for an independent Nutrition Specification Coordinator.

Position

Responsible for collecting and translating nutritional data in relation to products of the European Foods organisation

Maintaining and improving optimal nutrition specification systems and building mutual connections between the existing systems

Making overviews of impact on product portfolio due to change in EU regulations

Becoming the functional expert in Mars’ food composition- and customer support systems

Initiating plans to optimise performance of the systems with well-founded motivation

Defining a strategy for way of working with the systems and train and coordinate the team of local functional experts

Preparing reports on the EU compliance of the Mars Food portfolio in terms of nutrition profile and guidelines, like salt reduction, which will be presented to senior management of Mars

Reporting to the Science & Nutrition Manager R&D.

Profile

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nutrition, Food Technology or similar

Graduate or some years of experience within R&D or QA

Fast learner and being able to spot opportunities to tailor the systems

Good analytical and communication skills

Challenged by working in a professional, dynamic and international organisation

Fit with Mars’ culture and specific job competences: Conflict Management, Customer Focus, Decision Quality, Peer relationships, Priority Setting and Comfort around higher management.

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If you are interested in this position, please contact Imke Maas, telephone: +31 (0)317-468686 of +31 (0)6-23573775, or email/send your written application to: info@dupp.nl / Den Uijl Ploeg & Partners, Gen. Foulkesweg 66, 6703 BW Wageningen, the Netherlands.