Product Change Management (PCM) Technologist

(Zoetermeer – fulltime)

The Zoetermeer site’s masterplan will be rolled out within the coming years to upgrade the liquid medical nutrition plant and make it ready for future business needs.

The PCM team is part of the Engineering and Transformation organization, which plays a key role in the roll-out of the site’s masterplan and drives compliance by supporting day-to-day operations. The PCM technologist reports to the PCM manager and leads the implementation of change management for packaging, products and processes that has been initiated by various projects, e.g., innovation, renovation, fuel for growth, and supports day-to-day operations on high level escalations.

Your main responsibilities:

From this pivotal position you will be responsible for successful technical implementation of Product, Packaging & Processing changes following the responsibilities (for this position the focus will be on Product and Processing changes):

• Owner of the factory recipes, ensure that all relevant documentation and systems are compliant and up to date.
• Lead the implementation of change management, e.g. packaging, product and processes, and the product lifecycle management.
• Validate the Research & Innovation process / product specifications and translate properly into factory recipes, documentation, and systems.
• Support high level escalations from operations managing the root cause analysis and problem-solving.
• Coordinate the technical alignment with business leads for industrial trials (incl. alignment, risk assessments, reports) and all relevant factory functions.
• Identify and share best practices with other factories / departments.

We are looking for someone with:

• Bachelor’s or Master Degree in food technology, food industry or similar.
• Experience in Innovation, Product Development, Research & Innovation.
• Knowledge of liquid processing and medical food.
• Factory experience.
• Enthusiastic with a growth mindset and an action-oriented attitude, a strong team player.
• Very good communication and analytical skills.
• Autonomous and organization capability with ability to take ownership and deliver results.
• Creative thinking to drive value creation and problem-solving.
• Business fluency in English and Dutch.

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

We are proud to be an equal employer. We are convinced our differences make the difference and that an inclusive working environment will drive our growth as a business, as teams and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applicants for employment* fostering an inclusive working culture that is accessible for all.

• all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone as a PCM Technologist. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands.

What’s next?

Therefore, we strongly recommend applying directly via our career’s website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact me: Sigrid van der Poel-Kreike, Talent Manager on sigrid.kreike@danone.com or the Hiring Manager; Matthijs van der Zande on Matthijs.VAN-DER-ZANDE@danone.com

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