Associate Product Lifecycle Management Specialist

We are looking for an Associate Product Lifecycle Management Specialist to join our R&D Team in Omaha, Nebraska!

This is a great opportunity to begin or expand your career utilizing your food science knowledge and passion for data management.

Located along the Missouri River, our Omaha office is within walking distance to downtown shops and restaurants. Join us for yoga or strength training classes offered at the onsite fitness center. Conagra's R&D facilities in Omaha are state of the art, including a large super lab, open benchtop space for prototype development, a top-of-the-line culinary kitchen, and a 50,000 square foot pilot plant.

As the Associate PLM Specialist, reporting to the Director PLM, you will support the ingredient specification creation and maintenance within R&D Food Design team. You will facilitate R&D ingredient data and information within PLM and ERP systems to meet R&D design and Food Safety & Quality requirements. You will work closely with the R&D Food Designers, along with Quality, Food Labeling, Regulatory, and PLM Commercialization teams to ensure the quality and alignment of ingredient specifications meet project objectives, business needs, and completeness. You will contribute to the continuous improvement and maintenance of ingredient data and information.

Position Responsibilities

• Maintain and update specifications by entering acquired data into SharePoint, Oracle, SAP and other systems.
• Manage data entry into commercialization tools while meeting designated Service Level Agreements and using proper escalation procedures.
• Ensure data accuracy during data entry process for ingredient specifications of new and renovated products.
• Transfer knowledge on Oracle Product Lifecycle Management and other applicable SAP transactions and processes to team members and partner teams.
• Assist with data conversion for commercialization processes for product development and packaging utilizing commercialization tools.
• Assist with continuous improvement to workflow, procedures and tasks to provide more efficient processes.
• Collaborate with product development, packaging, quality, project leaders and PLM as support to document, maintain, teach and approve and publish specifications and process improvements.
• Under supervision, support technical and cross-functional project teams.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelors degree preferred; Associate's degree with related food or data experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 1 year of business experience, preferably in food development, quality assurance, production, procurement or packaging development (internships and summer employment qualify toward experience).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power BI. Experience with SAP and Oracle PLM preferred.
• Good understanding of food industry standards of quality and food safety including allergens
• Experience in data management, reporting and systems.

We require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

This position is usually in the office Monday - Thursday (with some remote flexibility those days). Fridays are remote.

Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, 15 vacation days, 6 additional days off and 10 paid holidays. Check out our 401k plan too! Conagra will match 100% up to the first 6% of pay you save. The company will also provide a 3% non-elective contribution to your account regardless of your participation (that's 9%)!

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Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
• Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that's passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.