Material & Recipe Management Specialist

Nestle

Material Recipe Management Specialist at Nestlé managing formulation and recipe activities for Ready-to-Drink products. Ensuring compliance, quality, and efficiency across product lifecycle processes.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, New Jersey, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in Material and Recipe Management, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal processes. Proficient in formulation development, recipe validation, and specification management within SAP RM and other relevant systems.

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Material And Recipe ManagementRegulatory ComplianceFormulation DevelopmentSAP RMGood Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

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Hard Skills

Formulation DevelopmentRecipe ValidationSpecification ManagementIngredient FunctionalityFood Manufacturing ProcessesCompliance MonitoringData Integrity ManagementKPI MonitoringChange ManagementProduct Development

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationTraining And Support

Tools & Technologies

SAP RMFormul@1CATDevExMicrosoft Office

Industry Keywords

FDA RegulationsHACCPQuality Management Systems (QMS)Food Safety RegulationsRegulated Industry Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead factory-level Material & Recipe Management activities, ensuring compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements
Manage product compliance across the lifecycle, including formulation development, recipe validation, technical acceptance, and specification creation
Monitor compliance KPIs, commercial product compliance, and global targets; drive corrective actions for identified gaps
Create, maintain, and continuously improve recipe, ingredient, raw material, and product specifications within SAP RM
Develop and maintain site recipes, processing parameters, stability loss profiles, and BOM alignment
Review product performance following trials and commercialization, implementing recipe and specification updates as needed
Support new product launches, scale-ups, and formulation transfers through effective recipe management and system implementation
Ensure data integrity, approval workflow compliance, and adherence to change management processes across recipe management systems
Serve as the factory subject matter expert for recipe, ingredient, and product compliance, providing guidance on regulatory, nutritional, safety, and quality requirements
Train and support users on Material & Recipe Management tools, including Formul@1, SAP RM, CAT, and DevEx
Partner with the Category Technical Applications Group (CTAG), Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Global Material & Recipe Management (MRM) teams to drive continuous improvement and business support initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition, Chemistry, or related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered
3+ years of experience in a regulated industry (food, pharmaceuticals, supplements, infant formula, pet food, or related)
Knowledge of FDA regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP, Quality Management Systems (QMS), and applicable food safety and quality regulations (21 CFR)
Understanding of ingredient functionality, formulation development, and food manufacturing processes
Experience working across cross-functional teams; cross-market experience preferred
Experience with SAP, formulation management systems, specification management systems, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Previous product development or formulation experience preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) with company match
Competitive total rewards package
Performance-based incentives