DSM – Bright Science. Brighter Living.™

Royal DSM is a purpose-led global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living. DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders. DSM delivers innovative business solutions for human nutrition, animal nutrition, personal care and aroma, medical devices, green products and applications, and new mobility and connectivity. DSM and its associated companies deliver annual net sales of about €10 billion with approximately 23,000 employees. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. More information can be found at www.dsm.com .

Job Title: Lead Formulator

Report to: Lead Formulator, Gr. China

Business Unit: DSM Nutritional Products / Human Nutrition and Health

Location: Shanghai

The Position:

• Work to SHE standards and encourages fellow colleagues to work to the same standards
• Work closely with AM (and customer if necessary) to fully understand customer’s request on formula and to ensure the obtained information are complete and accurate for formula creation.
• Focus on valuable customers’ supports as CRM system and department policy.
• Pre-check the regulatory compliance of customer’s formula request with the support of QA and corporate regulatory team
• Create formula in PTO system according to the standard process.
• Communicate created formula to AM for customer’s confirmation
• Participate in the formula maintaining for ready for production
• Work with QA on a regular basis to sort out newly created formula and to prepare required documents for SC notification with local authority
• Prepare lab scale samples for customers per request for special cases
• Participate in novel ingredient applications needed by the customers per requests
• Prepare SOP where needed
• Provide technical support to sales/marketing, production, purchasing, QA/QC and customers where needed
• Visit customers along with AM/BDM per request
• Participate in pipeline projects per segment request
  

The Ideal:

• Master degree or above, in nutrition, food, pharmaceutical or biology discipline
• At least 3 years of experience in food related fields, preferably in infant industry segment
• Experience in food formulating is highly desired
• Ability to work in a Microsoft IT environment and be able to adapt and use custom IT systems
• Some hands-on experience in food processing and food analysis is a plus
• Experience in QS notification of food formula will be considered as an advantage
• Good team work and can work under pressure
• Strong analytical skill and good communication skill
• Fluency in English is preferred
  

• Extensive knowledge about traditional nutrients of vitamin, mineral, carotenoids, etc is required. Some insights into herb extracts & TCM is an advantage.
• Be familiar with Chinese regulatory on various foods, especially on food premix
• Basic understanding of human nutrition industry (segment, player, products, etc.) is a must
• Basic knowledge about food processing (spay drying, blending, tableting, capsule, etc.) and food analysis is desired