Ice Cream R&D Process Innovation
Pubblicato il 15-08-2026 - Ferrero in Alba
About the Role:
We are looking for an Ice-Cream R&D; Process Innovation who will act as a subject-matter expert in Ice Cream R&D;, with a strong focus on applied process innovation and technological problem-solving. In this role, you will translate Product R&D; needs into scalable preliminary process designs and well-defined proof-of-concept solutions, ensuring that early technology choices are robust and ready for industrial feasibility assessment.
You will work at the interface between Ice Cream R&D; and Industrial & Supply, enabling effective onboarding of Industrial & Supply colleagues in charge of technical feasibility studies. Your contribution will support project brief validation, de-risk scale-up activities and strengthen the connection between product intent and process execution, while fostering cross-fertilization of best practices across regions, including collaboration with North America R&D; teams.
Main Responsibilities:
You will collaborate closely with Ice Cream R&D; teams and key Industrial & Supply subject-matter experts,
including Ferrero Engineering and I&S; Co-Development, to scout, evaluate and assess emerging processing technologies aligned with Ice Cream product and process strategies . You will define and formalize technical briefs for USP enabling technologies to be internally developed , ensuring that proof-of-concept activities support pilot validation and scalability.
By translating formulation needs and critical parameters into preliminary pilot-scale process solutions, you will lead technology proof of concept initiatives and support the design and execution of pilot trials , with a clear focus on robustness, repeatability and scale up readiness.
You will develop preliminary process flow diagrams and reports capturing key steps, observations, bottlenecks, scale up risks and potential equipment needs , enabling Industrial & Supply teams to conduct technical feasibility studies and guide investment decisions.
Across the Stage & Gate framework,