(Senior) Specialist, Milk Quality, Arla - Denmark or Sweden

Location: Viby J, DK Solna, SE

Are you passionate about raw milk quality and eager to turn your in-depth knowledge into strategic decisions with our farmer owners, focusing on product safety? Arla’s global milk quality team is looking for a colleague to join us. Our team operates at the interface between farmer owners and the later parts of the supply chain, maintaining close contact with local representatives. You will work globally but with a close interface to colleagues in Denmark and Sweden, so being located in one of these countries is ideal.

How will you make an impact?

The milk quality specialist will lead our cross-national projects, ensuring best practices are implemented across regions. You will manage projects related to bacteria in raw milk, somatic cell count, medicinal and non-medicinal residues, analyzing data to identify trends and actionable insights.

A significant portion of your time will focus on leading strategic development projects to improve raw milk quality, collaborating with advisors to design initiatives that enhance product safety and compliance. You will also monitor progress, evaluate outcomes, and report findings.

Additionally, you will be a supportive knowledge specialist by:

• Providing guidance to other parts of the business on your area of expertise.
• Facilitating knowledge sharing and best practices across teams.
• Mentoring less experienced colleagues and fostering continuous improvement.

Your analytical skills and attention to detail will be vital in identifying process enhancement opportunities and ensuring quality standards are met. Overall, you will play a key role in advancing our commitment to raw milk quality and safety, contributing to our global success.

What will make you successful?

We expect you to have a master's degree in a relevant field such as Animal Science, Food Science, or Dairy Engineering. A PhD is an advantage. We welcome both senior candidates with extensive experience and junior candidates with a few years of experience post-MA/PhD.

With a proactive approach, you are passionate about food safety and legal compliance. You have strong analytical skills and attention to detail, enabling you to assess situations and implement solutions effectively.

You possess a global mindset, decision-making skills, and a strong independent drive, excelling in informal leadership roles.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for creativity and collaboration across teams.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
• Familiarity with decision-making in cooperatives is an advantage.
• You should anticipate opportunities for travel.

Why join Arla?

You would get to be part of a global leader in the dairy industry, working in a fun, supportive, and collaborative environment where health and well-being is prioritized. You will have opportunities for professional growth and development while engaging in meaningful work that impacts 8,000 farmers and the quality of leading dairy products.

How do I join?

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications as soon as possible. We will invite candidates into the process on an ongoing basis and remove the posting once the position is filled.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Global Senior Manager, Milk Quality, Maria Karlsson at [email protected].

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Description
Job ID
41001329

Job Title
Specialist - Agriculture

Job Function
Agriculture

Job Family
Agriculture

Job Level
7

Career Stream
Individual Contributor

Position examples

• Junior Agriculture Manager

Level definition

• Responsible for the achievement of operational targets.
• Identifies and solves difficult and sometimes complex issues/problems without precedent and modifies, enhances and/or adapts established processes and work methods.
• Interacts with stakeholders and acts as important interface with other areas within function or unit.
• May play an active role in mentoring less experienced colleagues.

Key responsibilities

• Works on daily basis in contact with Arla Foods members, suppliers and internal stakeholders to achieve consistently high standards of milk quality and supply.
• Supports Arla's commercial farm agenda and effectively facilitates governance processes.
• Supports sustainability agenda on farms and ensure that we build knowledge, engagement, buy-in and support actions among farmers, farm advisors and the agricultural industry.
• Supports the development and execution of Arla's added commercial farm concepts.
• Represents Arla Foods and build relations with farmers.
• Handles milk quality and brand risk issues with farmers.
• Arranges farm meetings and handling elections.

Educational background

• Advanced/well developed skills and knowledge within a specific discipline acquired either through significant years of experience (10-15 years + special training) or
• Formal Education within functional specialist area combined with
• 5-6 years of relevant work experience.

Competencies
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