<h3><strong>Nando&#8217;s Food and Innovation Student Learnership</strong></h3>
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<p><strong>Details</strong><br />
<strong>Closing Date 2024/07/08</strong><br />
<strong>Reference Number NAN240628-1</strong><br />
<strong>Job Title Food and Innovation Student</strong><br />
<strong>Department Marketing</strong><br />
<strong>Job Type Contract</strong><br />
<strong>Reporting To (Job Title) GM Food &; Innovation Africa, Middle East, India &; South Asia</strong><br />
<strong>Location &#8211; Country South Africa</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Job Description</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Food and Innovations Student is responsible for supporting the Food and Innovations Manager who creates new innovative product concepts incorporating new and/or existing ingredients and packaging to deliver a product that serves our customers’ needs and is operationally executable.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Minimum Requirements</strong></p>
<p><strong>Education (Formal Qualification Required)</strong></p>
<p><strong>In progress to achieve a Degree in Food Science or Technology Diploma or Food &; Beverage Operations</strong></p>
<p><strong>Legal Requirements (e.g. Driver’s License, etc.)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Driver’s License</strong><br />
<strong>Travel &#8211; local</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Knowledge</strong></p>
<p><strong>Knowledge of food microbiology (Basic)</strong><br />
<strong>Knowledge of food processing (Basic)</strong><br />
<strong>Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies (Basic)</strong><br />
<strong>Knowledge of regulatory food legislation (Basic)</strong><br />
<strong>Experience in Food Photography for food shoots (Basic)</strong><br />
<strong>Understanding a student may not have all the above experiences</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities</strong></p>
<p><strong>Concept Development</strong></p>
<p><strong>Develop concept plans as aligned with the Brand Plan</strong><br />
<strong>Based on concept development strategies, investigate food trends, innovations, and consumer needs to identify any unmet food needs</strong><br />
<strong>Build concepts and review through research funnels to identify the top concepts that get approved for taste research</strong><br />
<strong>Conduct quantitative concept research</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Product Development, Research and Costing</strong></p>
<p><strong>Develop product prototypes through technical investigation into raw ingredients and interactions</strong><br />
<strong>Conduct qualitative taste and sensory research analysis with the current target market to identify the most preferred product</strong><br />
<strong>Follow Nando’s stage gate process taking the product from ideation to launch</strong><br />
<strong>Apply SA legislation relating to food safety</strong><br />
<strong>Develop and sign off specifications with Suppliers, including ingredients, packaging, equipment, and small wares</strong><br />
<strong>Compile allergen booklet, and regularly update food nutritional &; allergen info for all meal items</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Cross-functional collaboration</strong></p>
<p><strong>Collaborate with Operations to establish the feasibility of product execution and additional requirements that may be needed</strong><br />
<strong>Collaborate with Supply Chain to source required ingredients and packaging within cost parameters</strong><br />
<strong>Work on product enhancements or changes to existing products</strong><br />
<strong>Work with Learning and Development to create product training approaches</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Trial Preparation, validations, and Monitoring</strong></p>
<p><strong>Support Brand experience at photoshoots to create point-of-sale photography</strong><br />
<strong>Check standard operating procedures to establish a match between the recipe and methodology developed</strong><br />
<strong>Monitor trial roll-out through observations to establish that defined product protocols are being applied</strong><br />
<strong>Confirm full product packing process is in place and ready for launch</strong></p>
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