Senior Product Developer (Maternity cover), Family Nutrition - Aarhus

Location: Aarhus N

Employment type: Full-Time/40 hours per week

Are you passionate about driving innovation in dairy-based nutrition? Do you want to develop products that help nourish families worldwide? Join Arla’s Family Nutrition team and shape the future of dairy through product development that truly matters.

“You’ll work in a complex international setup where collaboration, structure and curiosity are key. We need someone who can turn ideas into strong products for our global markets” says Hiring Manager, Simon Metz Mariendal Pedersen.

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How you will make an impact
As a Senior Product Developer in our Family Nutrition team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, milk-based powder products to international markets. You’ll join a strong team of eight passionate colleagues at Arla’s Innovation Centre in Aarhus, where creative, detail-oriented product development and technical expertise are at the core of everything we do. The position is a maternity cover expected from March to end of 2026.

• Participate in and support product and process development activities, incl. feasibility studies, recipe formulation, and ingredient selection.
• Turn concepts into innovative products that provide Arla with a commercial advantage, working closely with international markets.
• Plan, implement, evaluate and document experiments together with labs and production facilities.
• Support problem-solving related to product and quality challenges, ensuring optimal functionality for end users.
• Optimize working processes and systems, challenging existing practices to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Gain and apply consumer insights, prioritizing creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
• Ensure all activities are well-documented and aligned with project goals.

What Will Make You Successful
We are looking for someone who is curious, open-minded, and adaptable, with a strong sense of quality and a passion for both products and innovation. You should be able to see the bigger picture while maintaining attention to detail. You navigate change, work independently, and create momentum in an environment with many stakeholders and systems.

• Degree in food technology, food science, or dairy (preferably with knowledge of dairy ingredients).
• Minimum 4 years’ hands-on experience from a similar position in product development or production environments
• Solid knowledge of ingredients, their usage, and functionality in product matrices—preferably in powder.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

What We Offer
At Arla, we invest in your growth and success. You’ll join a purpose-driven organization where collaboration, innovation, and development go hand in hand. Our team is proud of its inclusive culture, high job satisfaction, and strong support system. We are motivated by both incremental improvements and “blue sky” innovation, all while helping bring nutritious products to families around the globe.

We are committed to creating a sustainable future for dairy—anchored in our values of respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations.

How to Apply
If you’re ready to shape the future of Family Nutrition and contribute to meaningful innovation in a global dairy company, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We process applications on a continuous basis and will close the job opening once the right candidate has been found.

For questions, please contact

Simon Metz Mariendal Pedersen, Associate Innovation Director
Email [email protected]
Phone +45 9131 6665

Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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