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Product Development Specialist

On-site in Matosinhos·Full-time·Added 24 days ago (last checked 29 Sept)

Sonae MC

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Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

This job advert was originally written in Portuguese.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Higher Education Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or similar areas;
  • Professional experience in product compliance, certification, quality, or conformity assessment, preferably in consumer products (Hard and Soft Goods);
  • Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the product, certification processes, and quality management systems;
  • Experience in the analysis and validation of technical documentation, test reports, declarations of conformity, and normative requirements;
  • Knowledge of import processes, customs requirements, and associated document management will be valued;
  • Experience in certification bodies, testing laboratories, or companies specialized in conformity assessment (SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek, TÜV, or similar) will be considered an asset;

Nice to have

  • Good knowledge of English;
  • Good communication skills and ability to build relationships with different national and international interlocutors;
  • High sense of organization, autonomy, proactivity, and analytical capacity.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Meal Allowance via Dá Card;
  • Telecommunications Plan with voice, data, and equipment (for permanent employees);
  • Flex it Up Program - Extra Days Off, Unpaid Leave, Flexible Work Model (when applicable);
  • Health and Life Insurance (for permanent employees) with the possibility of extending Health Insurance to the family unit with advantageous conditions;
  • Flexible Benefits Program (when applicable);
  • Onboarding Plan and initial Training, Continuous Training platform, and Financial Literacy Program;
  • School Awards and Merit Scholarships for children of employees (regular and inclusive education), as well as Holiday Programs during school breaks;
  • Birth Kit for the baby on the way;
  • Internal Mobility Programs for talent promotion;
  • Flu Vaccine including its administration (voluntary participation);
  • Somos Sonae Program, providing psychosocial, financial, and legal support to employees;
  • Ergocoaching sessions;
  • Mental Health Promotion Programs and Nutrition Consultations;
  • Discount and Partnership Program with over 300 leading brands;
  • Provision of free coffee and fruit at the workplace;
  • Competitive Salary;
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

The role

We are looking for a Product Development Specialist for our Bazaar team and we believe we will be #betterwithyou!

What you'll do

  • Prepare product engineering technical dossiers, including formulation specifications, ensuring compliance with defined requirements;
  • Develop, test, and validate new formulations, ensuring that final products meet performance, safety, and regulatory criteria;
  • Request and validate necessary tests, samples, and technical documentation, ensuring that results support development and production decisions;
  • Participate in defining the information to be made available to the customer, translating technical requirements into clear and applicable data;
  • Collaborate in the classification of occurrences detected by Quality Control and in the definition of corrective actions or formulation adjustments;
  • Interact with the different stakeholders in the processes (suppliers, sales, office in China, design, quality, logistics, and laboratories) to ensure consistency between formulation, production, and customer expectations;
  • Ensure compliance with the processes defined in the Quality Management System, applying good practices in product development and industrial formulation.

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Hiring process

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity! Your application will only be considered complete after completing a digital assessment. At the end of the application, and if you meet the necessary criteria for the role, you will receive a link to access it in your registration email. This step is mandatory, as our recruitment process is based on skills assessment.

About Sonae MC

Industry
Retail

In their own words

About the company & team

We are a company for everyone and by everyone. At MC, we put people at the center: customers, employees, and the community. We create value together, innovate at every step, and lead closely, recognizing the qualities of each individual. Different stories and ideas unite us in the same purpose: to grow and reach the best version of ourselves. Because everything we are, we achieve together.

Additional information

MC Sonae's D&I Commitment:
We work to create a work environment based on the richness of profiles and with a focus on uniqueness, ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued for their skills, and has confidence in the organization.

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