As Senior R&D Process Technologist, you will serve as our highest level expert in coffee processing technology. You will translate cutting-edge technological development into business impact across our global factory network. You will drive strategic technical initiatives and built the technology roadmap to shape the future of coffee processing. Senior R&D Process Technologist is a strategic position within the Technology Solutions聽team. Technology Solutions develops product, technology and ingredient solutions that enable growth with lower environmental impact, better nutrition, and competitive cost of goods.
Key tasks and responsibilities
You will:
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Build the Coffee Processing technology roadmap: Partner with R&D Category teams, Manufacturing, Procurement and Engineering to understand future business needs, identify opportunities, and spot capability gaps.
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Scan and assess new technologies: Track technology trends and map the external landscape. Evaluate where new coffee processing technologies could be applied across the JDE Peet鈥檚 product portfolio and factory network.
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Translate market trends into R&D work: Stay up to date on industry trends and consumer preferences. Turn insights into actionable R&D topics and influence business processes to enable broader, end-to-end projects.
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Define and execute the IP strategy for coffee processing: Own the intellectual property approach for this area. Drive patent generation within Technology Solutions, and support activities such as patent opposition, ringfencing, and idea generation based on patent insights (together with internal experts/specialists).
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Lead the research phase of technology projects: Define, scope and align coffee processing projects in the research phase, and prepare them to enter the technology development process (T4G).
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Coach and support teams: Provide expertise to program and category teams on coffee processing, new technologies, and/or product development. Support decision making and problem solving across projects.
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Build and manage external partnerships: Identify strategic external partners (universities, suppliers, research institutes, etc.). Act as a JDE Peet鈥檚 representative and ensure partnerships create maximum value for the business.