About this role
The successful candidate should have a degree in Science, engineering, chemistry or equivalent and bring a minimum of three years experience within the tobacco or food industry. Experience in stakeholder, project and time management as well as strong ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation are required. Fluency in English is essential, Swedish language skills would be desirable. You like working in an international team, challenging the status quo and thinking "out of the box". You are an engaged self-driven character with proven analytical thinking skills and experienced in priority setting and problem solving. The PD Specialist will be an important player in a team that are responsible for development of new snus products as well as maintaining and improving our existing portfolio. Main part of the role is development of new products that meet our high demands on quality, manufacturing and consumer expectations as well as its marketing, technical and financial objectives. The role holder will work closely together within the team and other functions to achieve the key objectives. Pro-active work on continuous improvement projects using lean methodology and product performance monitoring techniques are critical parts of the role. Key resposibilities * Delivering tobacco and snus blend developments * Managing product relevant projects * Monitoring and trending product performance and undertaking maintenance actions to ensure product compliance * Preparation of trial runs in our pilot plant and in production * Management of results, evaluation and documentation * Submission and control of product and blend specifications in designated systems * Maintenance of product specifications * Participation in benchmarking evaluation, market analysis and competitor surveys * Supporting process and system improvements Skruf Snus AB is Sweden's second largest snus manufacturer. Since autumn 2003 we have manufactured and sold high quality snus products in the Swedish market under the brands Skruf, Knox and Brukssnus. Nowadays, Skruf Snus is included in the Imperial Tobacco Group (ITG) group. Skruf has received Soliditet's credit rating AAA and UC's highest credit rating. In 2014, we became the company of the year in the municipality of Sävsjö, where production takes place, and placed us on the Weekly Dealers' list of Super Companies. For more information about our history and products, please visit www.skruf.se