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Food Product Development Scientist

4 weeks ago


Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Target Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Food Product Development Scientist to join our dynamic team at Target. As a key member of our Product Development team, you will play a critical role in developing innovative and high-quality food products that meet the needs of our guests.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the product development team by understanding business initiatives, product technical requirements, and performance expectations to ensure consistency of product.
  • Partner with Insights Teams to understand guest needs and support product development to meet those needs.
  • Represent Product Development as part of a Cross Functional Team (including Merchants, Technical AOEs, and Sourcing) focused on developing owned brand products to appropriate levels of trend, quality, and cost.
  • Diligent approach to workload, maintaining good, timely communication with vendors, team members, and CFTs.
  • Provide timely sample evaluations and ensure approvals of all products are meeting Target's standards.
  • Provide and maintain effective product technical specifications.
  • Understand competitors and benchmarks to be current on trend, quality, and cost standards.
  • Develop a working knowledge of product manufacturing and vendor capability.
  • Initiate and support Technical Functional Reviews with Food Safety & Quality, Sourcing, Product Development, Structural Packaging.
  • Support the timely resolution of all issues pertaining to the development and manufacturing of products.
  • Be a deployable resource for total team/total business needs; may be called upon to help with fundamental Product Development tasks as part of a supportive culture and/or to gain experience beyond their role.
  • Be a committed team player who can be counted on to do their part and be relied on to work cooperatively with others.
About You

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Food Scientist with a B.S. in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline. You should have 1-4 years of relevant experience and a fundamental knowledge and understanding of food product development and formulation, basic ingredient functionality and cost, and food manufacturing.

You should also have effective communication and collaboration skills, effective problem-solving, creative thinking, and strategic thinking skills, and effective project management skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint is also required.

What We Offer

As a Food Product Development Scientist at Target, you will have the opportunity to work on a dynamic and inventive team that influences the design, quality, and value of our food products. You will be close to the action of dreaming up and bringing to life the Target-owned brands that surprise and gratify our guests.

We will support you along the way with robust onboarding, as well as personal and career development, to help you grow as a strong Food Product Development Scientist.

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company, and one of America's leading retailers. We thrive on the magic of discovering that just-right thing and infuse everything we do with our passion for delighting our guests.

We are committed to making a positive impact on our guests, team members, and the communities we serve. If you are a motivated and experienced Food Scientist looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.