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Bilingual (English and Japanese) Product Development Specialist                                                                     

An international food company is seeking a qualified candidate who has a strong interest in food industry. Qualified candidate must have strong English and Japanese communication skills and computer skills.  Candidates with food nutrition, food science background would be a big plus, but not mandatory for this position

Location: North Orange County, CA

Direct Hire

Salary: $27600 - 36000/yr (DOE)

Business Hour: Monday to Friday 8:30am-5:30pm

Great benefit: Medical/ Dental / Vision/ Life Insurance

Vacation/ Sick leave/ National Holiday/ 401K/ Education reimbursement

General Description:                                                                                                               

Responsible for developing new products by researching current trends in food industry and also continually improving current products by analyzing consumers’ information.             

Development:                                                                                                                                           

·         Research current trends in food industry                                                                                   

·         Conduct market trend analysis and analyze that information to materialize a plan to create new products                                                                                                                                           

·         Conduct sample cooking                                                                                                               

·         Make a presentation at various meetings (e.g. monthly sales meetings, NP meeting and project meeting).                                                                                                                              

·         Act as a main contact person to some professionals such as lawyers and overseas food labeling consultants, translators, third-party certification organization and etc.                             

·         Develop new vendors for new products                                                                                                 

·         Make plans for the packaging for new products                                                                                   

·         Examine selling method                                                                                                                

·         Plan and carry out consumers’ tests (home use test, tasting test, & conceptualization) –make analysis out of these findings and reanalyze the product planning                                          

·         Plan and carry out development project with other companies                                                        

·         Develop packages for new products-make concepts, copywriting, FDA compliance, design, shooting, coloring, printing process                                                                                                  

·         Assist Japanese HQ to develop import products. Translation from Japanese to English is required for this task.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Improvements:                                                                                                                                                         

·         Research and examine consumers’ complaints /opinions and apply that information to improve current product                                                                                                               

·         Check and verify product nutrient ingredients on continuous basis                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Basic criteria requirements:                                                                                                                             

·         Must be bilingual- English and Japanese and (read & write)                                                        

·         Must be computer efficient; word/excel/power point (Photoshop-preferred)                            

·         Must have a 4 year college degree                                                                                                 

·         Must be keen to trends; able to gather information and make analysis; ability to plan and organize and schedule activities associated with production runs                                                       

·         Ability to work with limited supervision; maintains confidentiality; excellent time management skills; work well in a team environment; must have inquisitive mind