About Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands is one of Africa’s largest and oldest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, headquartered in South Africa. It manufactures, markets, and distributes a wide range of branded food, beverages, and personal and home care products across the African continent and in Chile.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with suppliers to develop and source novel raw and packaging materials that are specifically suited for our technology
• Play a strong role in external customer interface
• Develop packaging specification and requirements
• Develop formulations based on product concepts provided by Category Brand teams with claims and regulatory restrictions in mind and make a prototype of the product
• Calculate NI’s and GDA’s and ensure back panel of packaging is correct
• Determine plant requirements and aid with capex (capability) requirements
• Draw up development recipes and submit to Finance for approval, after which ensure all recipe data is loaded into our R&D system
• Conduct ambient and accelerated shelf life and travel tests
• Send samples for micro testing and for independent lab testing to ensure claims can be met
• Correct and timeous completion of documentation and ensure it is filed correctly (Raw Material Circulation form, Trial request, trial report etc.)
• Conduct pre-trial meetings with the unit and thereafter conduct online trials to determine capability of the plant. Ensure that the prototype developed is able to run online.
• HACCP studies – communicate any sensitive raw materials / changes to the plant or processes
• Interface strongly with Supply Chain to prioritize and execute CI and process optimization projects
• Identify opportunities for the substitution of new raw materials and packaging in current products
• Work with outsourced manufacturers for 3rd party projects and support procurement
• Employ sustainable design techniques in the development of new products (e.g. life cycle design, design for recycling, reduced waste, etc.)

Experience

• ND, BSc, BTech in Food Science, Food Technology Biochemistry or Chemistry and Packaging diploma
• 6 – 8 years’ Experience in Product development within an FMCG environment
• High Level of Computer Literacy