Senior Product Developer (gn) - Value Improvement Projects

Senior Product Developer (gn) - Value Improvement Projects

As a Senior Product Developer (gn) for Value Improvement Projects, you will be part of the best product development team for sports nutrition and supplements in Europe. With your experience and your sense of the best taste, you will take our brand More Nutrition to the next level. Are you ready to drive the brands ESN & More Nutrition forward? Then join us and become part of the team.

Your Mission With Us

• You will take responsibility for raw material exchange projects at More Nutrition together with your colleague and question the status quo to further develop existing recipes.
• You will scout new, exciting raw materials and support our procurement team in optimally replacing existing raw materials.
• You will test raw materials with various sensory methods, check specifications (including declarations, allergens, nutritional values, etc.) and develop new recipes from them.
• You will work closely with procurement, product development, quality management and our raw material manufacturers.
• You will always think processes through and contribute to their improvement.
• You will prioritize projects independently and coordinate closely with your team.
• You will use your sense of taste and ingredients, test our products regularly and thus ensure continuous improvements.
• You will adapt and specifically further develop recipes if a raw material cannot be replaced 1:1.

Your Experience & Skills

• You have a successfully completed degree in nutritional sciences, ecotrophology, food chemistry, food technology, or a comparable vocational training (including baker/confectioner).
• You ideally have 2–3 years of professional experience in product development (plus points are experience in the field of dietary supplements, sugar-free, protein-enriched foods or bars as well as first leadership experience).
• You have basic IT skills and the ability to apply them in your daily workflow and documentation.
• You work independently, carefully and well structured – even with many parallel projects it is easy for you to keep an overview.
• You have a high awareness of laboratory and work safety.
• You are motivated, reliable and like to work in a team.
• You are fluent in German and English.
• Your profile is rounded off by creativity and a hands-on mentality.

We are looking for highly motivated employees who enjoy a varied environment and want to make things happen. Even if you do not meet all the requirements, but believe you would thrive in this role, we would be happy to hear from you!

Why Us?

Being part of our team means being part of a high-performance company with a diverse culture. In our fast-growing team of over 1,200 employees, we combine our passion for sports nutrition, supplements and healthy food with state-of-the-art technology, production and logistics processes. All of this serves one goal: to offer our customers first-class products for their healthy and sporty lifestyle.

You can expect strong team cohesion, constant opportunities to develop yourself professionally and take on responsibility, as well as an exciting working life between lifestyle and job. With locations in Hamburg, Elmshorn, Kaltenkirchen/Nützen, and Elsdorf, TQG offers a wide range of career opportunities in areas such as technology, product development, sales, marketing and logistics. You can also expect:

• attractive employee discounts
• contribution to the EGYM Wellpass
• corporate benefits
• contribution to the Germany ticket
• company pension scheme

About Us

The Quality Group (TQG) is an innovative provider of sports nutrition products and has been combining the successful brands ESN and More Nutrition since 2021. ESN has been the German market leader for sports nutrition since 2004 and offers products such as protein powders, bars and supplements that are geared towards ambitious fitness goals. More Nutrition, founded in 2017, stands for healthy, sugar-reduced nutrition products and offers solutions for conscious nutrition and weight management – without compromise. The vision of TQG is to support people in becoming the best version of themselves. With passion and innovation, the company develops high-quality products that promote health, performance and joy of life. With an agile company culture and exciting career opportunities, TQG is not only a strong partner for customers, but also for employees. That’s us – The Quality Group – nice to meet you! Now it's your turn!

We look forward to your application! Regardless of gender, age, origin or identity – with us it is about who you are and what you bring. Become part of our team and grow with us.