R&I teams shares the passion for Innovation.

Our Role is to design and create on a truly consumer based insight and real need a product experience that brings health through food to as many people as possible. We constantly improve our processes & formulations contributing to  our Consumer satisfaction and Danone business.

We use our scientific and technologic expertise in the best interest of the consumers and patients.

R&I is open to a wide range profiles, scientists, technical specialists and project managers, always connected with business challenges.

Would you like to develop your R&I skills by supporting people who bring health through food for current and future generations?

We are looking for an R&I Specialist who can join our CEE R&I family and share our consumer centric mindset and passion for innovation and renovation.

Role:

In this role you will have the opportunity to be exposed to:

• design product features of Danone products based on competitors monitoring / regularly monitor & update our competitive landscape
• work part of the time in the laboratory, preparing mock-ups, performing physico-chemical analysis for R&I trials (analyze and summarize data and suggest conclusions and learnings in test reports and share with full project team representing R&I department),
• close cooperation with other departments in local/global projects (Marketing, Quality, IPRO, Industrial teams)
• planning and organization of product tasting locally and on-line and evaluation & conclusion on the results
• prepare and distribute products for tasting in CEE and other geographies
• engage other departments and countries to join a common product experience brief relevant on EU scale

Your profile:

• You are a graduate with a Chemical / Biological/Food Engineering background (or studies in progress)
• You are a fast learner, team player and willing to understand and improve processes
• You have strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills, passion for accuracy
• You like details as well as have the ability to see the big picture
• You are familiar with MS Office (mainly Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Word, Forms)
• Excellent communication skills in English
• You should be able to work independently, with good prioritization and project management skills
• You are a proactive and enthusiastic team player and consumer oriented, willing to work in a dynamic and complex international environment being part of an international team.

At Danone we strive to have variety of benefits across our region in Central Eastern Europe and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do. Some of the benefits are

• International work environment;
• Hybrid and flexible working hours;
• Competitive salary package and flexible benefits;
• Medical subscription for you and your family members (spouse and children);
• One free day to celebrate your birthday;
• 30 days to work from wherever you want;
• Bonus on special events;
• Bookster subscription;
• Coffee, fruits and chocolate in the office;
  
  

And hey, want a snack? Feel free to grab a yoghurt in the fridge at the office – products available all day!