About Flora Food Group
We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.
Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.
Location: Wageningen, Netherlands
Hybrid
This is a one-year contract position
About the role
Are you passionate about organizing and managing product data to drive business success? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where precision, structure, and digital tools are key? Are you excited by the idea of supporting a diverse R&D team working across different product technologies?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
We are looking for a R&D Technical Data & Labelling Specialist to join our R&D Spreads and Plant Butter team. This role is central to managing and maintaining high-quality product data and specifications that feed into various systems, including artwork development, customer databases, and other internal platforms.
You will play a key role in ensuring that our product information is accurate, compliant, and efficiently shared across functions and with our customers. Your work will directly support the success of our professional, industrial, and retail channels.
You will:
- Manage and maintain product and quality data for private label tenders, based on R&D-developed recipes.
- Create and update customer specifications and technical data sheets at the SKU level.
- Ensure the R&D Commercialization database is accurate and up to date with specifications, datasheets, and regulatory statements.
- Identify and resolve gaps between the Commercialization database and internal systems (e.g., PLM).
- Support automation initiatives to streamline document generation (e.g., specifications, CoAs).
- Ensure timely release of datasheets and specifications for new and existing SKUs.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D Design, Procurement, Marketing, and Quality to generate and validate product documentation.
- Translate technical specifications and claims into artwork briefs and packaging content.
So what does it take to be successful in this role?
You are a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in data management, product specifications, or technical documentation. You have a bachelor’s degree or vocational education in food science, technology, or a related field, and ideally bring experience in data coordination and artwork processes within the food industry. You are familiar with food legislation and regulatory requirements, and are digitally savvy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and SharePoint. Experience with tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, SAP, or PLM systems is a valuable bonus. You possess strong communication skills, demonstrate a high level of accuracy and accountability, and are fluent in English, with additional languages considered an asset.
What’s Next?
If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is June 18th.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
