R&D Project Manager- Powder Products (m/f/d)

#BEcomeMAXX

At IronMaxx, you will help shape the next generation of our powder portfolio. You will turn consumer needs, market trends, and new ingredient technologies into products that deliver strong functional benefits and stand out in the market.

From the initial idea through to the final launch, you will take ownership of the entire product development process and work closely with manufacturers, raw material suppliers, flavour houses, and our Quality, Procurement, Marketing, and Sales teams. In doing so, you will combine strong technical product knowledge with creativity and commercial thinking to develop innovative, functional, and commercially attractive powder products.

Whether you are developing a new protein powder, optimizing the solubility of a performance product, or identifying the next relevant ingredient or flavour trend, your work will have a direct impact on the future of our portfolio.

Ready to turn strong ideas into products that combine performance and taste? Then #BEcomeMAXX.

Ready to perform? Your tasks with MAXXimum focus

• Development of innovative protein powders, pre-workout products, amino acid products, meal replacements, functional powders, and powdered dietary supplements - from the initial idea through to market launch.
• Independent management of development projects, including concept development, formulation, raw material selection, sampling, costing, validation, and commercialization.
• Translation of consumer needs and product briefs into products that are technically feasible, nutritionally compelling, and commercially attractive.
• Development and optimization of formulations with regard to protein sources, active ingredients, flavours, sweeteners, solubility, texture, taste, colour, nutritional profile, and cost.
• Planning and evaluation of product samples, tastings, sensory tests, production trials, and optimization cycles.
• Optimization of existing products through reformulations, new flavour variants, raw material changes, and product relaunches.

• Identification of relevant consumer, ingredient, flavour, nutrition, and performance trends.
• Monitoring of new raw materials, protein sources, active ingredients, flavours, technologies, and product concepts in the sports nutrition sector.
• Conducting market, category, and competitor analyses to identify new product opportunities.
• Translating trends and insights into concrete innovation and product concepts.
• Continuous development of the powder portfolio with a focus on differentiation, optimization, and growth.
• Active contribution to the innovation pipeline and future category development.

• Acting as the central interface between external partners and internal teams across Quality, Procurement, Marketing, and Sales.
• Coordinating timelines, samples, documentation, costs, and decision-making processes across multiple development projects.
• Managing product cost calculations, target costs, and commercial evaluations in close collaboration with Procurement.
• Ensuring technically feasible and commercially scalable formulations together with manufacturing partners.
• Participating in supplier meetings, production trials, and relevant industry trade fairs.

• Reviewing formulations, ingredients, dosages, nutritional information, claims, declarations, and packaging text.
• Ensuring compliance with the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation (LMIV/FIC) and other relevant European food-law requirements.
• Maintaining product specifications, formulations, ingredient information, and relevant development documentation.
• Working closely with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Supporting reformulations, raw material changes, root cause analyses, and continuous product improvement.

Your skillset - as strong as our protein

• Degree or comparable qualification in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition Science, Biotechnology, or a related field.
• Relevant professional experience in product development or R&D, ideally within sports nutrition, dietary supplements, functional foods, or powdered food products.
• Strong understanding of powder and dry-blend formulations, raw material functionality, and relevant manufacturing processes.
• Good knowledge of protein sources, amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, functional ingredients, flavours, and sweeteners.
• Experience in formulation development, product sampling, sensory evaluation, solubility and product testing, as well as production trials.
• Good knowledge of relevant food-law and regulatory requirements.
• Confident handling of product costing, target costs, and commercial evaluations.
• Fluent English; German language skills are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel for supplier meetings, production trials, and industry events.