Junior Manager, Leaf & Product Development (m/f/d)
Landewyck,a heritage tobacco manufacturer with over 175 years of history, is evolving. On top of our historical tobacco production activity, we have now embarked on an innovative journey to develop Next Generation Products that meet the diverse needs of Consumers worldwide.
Within our Leaf & Blending service, the Junior Manager, Leaf & Product Development is involved in all activities related to Raw Tobacco Purchasing.
Your mission:
Maintain recipes and specifications for all products sold by HVL group (cigarettes, fine cut, CBD products, nicotine pouches, heat-not-burn products, etc.) to fulfil Regulatory, Consumer And Market requirements at optimum cost
Actively support the development of new product recipes and specifications
Fulfil all tasks related to purchase, delivery, storage and supply to HVL group entities of raw tobacco in direct communication with leaf suppliers and service Providers to ensure continuity and security of raw tobacco supply to production
Support ensuring quality coherence and consistency of purchased leaf as well as quality and consistency of affected tobacco blends
Execute administrative activities related to raw tobacco stock management and reporting to help ensure production in line with business requirements
Support the budgeting process in line with business requirements to ensure security of leaf supply at optimum cost and profitability
Your profile:
Fluent in English, German is an asset and any other language are more than welcomed
MS Office skills (word, Excel, Powerpoint), SAP skills are an asset
First knowledge and understanding of Raw Tobacco Purchasing principles, crop cycles and their financial implications
First Leaf Blending, Casing & Flavour development and/or cigarette design expertise
Scientific or technical educational background (academic or non-academic)
Experience of 1 to 3 years in similar function within the Tobacco Industry is an asset
An innovative mindset and thinking, hands-on attitude
Quality and Customer oriented with the willingness to constantly learn and develop
Our offer:
Competitive salary
Multicultural experience in a Luxembourgish company
A great and experienced team with flexible working hours
A place for learning & development
Lunch vouchers, free parking
Opportunities to learn about the industry from the first hand
Place of work:Erpeldange-sur-Sre
All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality
In the context of recruitment, criminal record no. 3 will be requested.