New Product Development Engineer

About Chandon California
Chandon was sparked into life in 1973 by the visionary spirit of Robert-Jean de Vogüé and California pioneer John Wright. As one of the first French-owned sparkling wine ventures in the U.S., Chandon carefully selected its vineyards and are now considered to be amongst the best for producing quality sparkling wines in California.
For over forty years now, Chandon continues to combine traditional French techniques and winemaking knowledge with the beautiful, sun-ripened fruit of California to craft sparkling wines of the highest quality.
Chandon’s winery, Domaine Chandon is located in Yountville in the heart of the Napa Valley. www.chandon.com
Chandon is part of the world leading luxury group LVMH - Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. With more than 75 prestigious Maison's covering six business sectors and more than 196,000 employees around the globe, LVMH offers boundless opportunities. Join us and craft the future!
About You & Your New Role
We are excited to offer an opportunity for an extraordinary New Product Development Engineer, to join our Chandon team!
You will: Be responsible for the development of packaging, new products and supplier qualification. She/he ensures that projects are correctly documented and delivered on-time, in a cost-effective way to meet company quality standards.
Your Responsibilities
NPD Projects + Innovation

• Work with Production, Maintenance and Quality to ensure all dry goods have a high level of quality performance on the line, and are fit for purpose through appropriate trials
• Set-up and continually update as necessary, procedures related to new developments including testing protocols for materials (quantities and test requirements by material, timelines, and communication regarding trials and outcomes of testing) with agreed upon input from internal stakeholders.
• Ensure supplier has received necessary material specs for all new items prior to placing purchase order.
• Develop export labels following market requirements with Export Manager and Designer and follow-up export orders
• Responsible for providing accurate packaging and costing information to Data Management to update SAP
• Work with the vendors to ensure high quality and timeliness of delivery of dry goods.
• Define and edit technical specifications of new dry good.
• Manage the third-party relationships and communication for labeling/bottling, planning and dry goods procurement.
• Gather information and assist in preparing tender to offer, following Purchasing Manager instructions
• Lead new projects and assign tasks during project meetings, write minutes, and follow-up action plans and timelines.
• Develop new packaging and work closely with Marketing, Designers, Finance, Operations (Production/Planning/Maintenance/Quality) and Winemaking to deliver projects on-time and within budget.
• Assist Quality in the completion of the Finished Product Sheet (BOM structure)
• Understand development costs (one-time costs and CAPEX investments) and liaise with Purchasing Manager on this topic.
• Ensure that all new projects follow the development procedure flow chart.

Continuous Improvement

• Maintain a close and open communication with the Brand/Marketing team and design agencies to ensure a perfect understanding of the technical constraint and opportunities in order to improve and optimize the future design of the products.
• Participate in the Operations team efforts to improve Dry Goods and Finished products quality, as well as working with the internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive dry goods/production line efficiency.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement towards packaging optimization and cost savings.
• Create and maintain SOP’s and training materials for Quality & Purchasing regarding new product development

Requirements
Education : Bachelor to Master degree: Engineer or Technical diploma; Bachelor’s in a Packaging related program preferred
Languages : Fluent in English required
Professional experience & know how :

• Good knowledge of environmental best practices and Californian regulation
• 1-2 years of experience as Packaging Developer in food, beverage or cosmetic industry preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks and work with multifunctional teams and external contacts
• Passionate about Luxury products and markets
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills within product development
• Very good computer skills (Excel, Word, Power Point, internet, SAP).
• Team player and Good communicator (written and oral)
• Business acumen, diplomacy, integrity.
• Exposure to or experience in Packaging or packaging equipment design, control or validation of packaging components is a plus
• Good knowledge of company best practices is appreciated.
• Ability to maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a harmonious manner with ALL business and management.

Technical & management skills:
Personal & interpersonal skills:
Core competencies: Action and result focus, Proactivity, Creativity, Dealing with Ambiguity, Priority Setting, Problem Solving, Attention to Detail and Leadership Skills
Benefits
In addition to a generous base salary, we are please to offer our employees an exceptional package of benefits, including:

• Health, Wellbeing and Event Benefits;
• A Relocation Support Package may be negotiated for non-local candidates within the USA.
• Paid Vacation and Personal Leave;
• Ongoing Professional Development;
• Wine Allocation and Discounts; and
• Annual Performance Incentive Scheme.
• LVMH Group Insurance and Pension Plans;
• LVMH Group Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision);

CHANDON California is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and welcome diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive community.
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