Adyen is looking for a Sr. R&D Procurement Specialist to fuel innovation by finding, vetting, and delivering the best ingredients. This role combines a curiosity for nutrition with the rigor to evaluate ingredient efficacy, quality, and feasibility. You'll collaborate closely with R&D, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations teams.

What You'll Do

Proactively identify ingredients (botanicals, minerals, vitamins, fibers, functional actives, flavors, excipients) with a focus on clinically supported, label-friendly, and gummy-compatible options.
Build and maintain a competitive inventory of ingredients, capturing efficacy claims, standardization markers, and differentiation potential.
Critically assess clinical and preclinical data for candidate ingredients, evaluating study design, endpoints, dosage, and reliability.
Summarize findings in clear, decision-ready briefs for Product and Brand teams to support innovation and claims.
Lead supplier due diligence, including quality questionnaires, certifications (GFSI), audit coordination, CoA review, and method validation (e.g., HPLC, ICP-MS).
Review contaminant, micro, and allergen specs, and negotiate MOQ, lead times, and sample delivery for pilot and scale-up trials.
Partner with R&D to maintain a living ingredient portfolio considering cost, stability, sensory impact, and manufacturability.
Support formulation timelines through proactive communication and data organization.
Build supply resiliency through multi-tier sourcing and vendor diversification.
Collaborate with QA to ensure ingredient qualification, traceability, and acceptance criteria are met.
Work with R&D on trials and V2 improvements, Ops on PO timing and inventory planning, and Brand on credible ingredient storytelling.
Support CX with ingredient FAQs and claims accuracy.

What We're Looking For

2-4 years of experience in ingredient sourcing, procurement, or ingredient science within CPG, nutraceuticals, or food-tech.
Hands-on experience with supplier qualification, audits, and sustainability questionnaires.
Experience negotiating commercial terms.
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field.
Strong understanding of clinical research methods (RCTs, meta-analyses, confidence intervals, power, bias, validity).
Fluency in quality and analytical fundamentals - CoA review, potency/purity testing, stability, and shelf-life considerations.
Excellent communication skills - able to translate scientific and technical detail into actionable insights for diverse teams.

Nice to Have

Gummy experience a plus.

Team & Environment

Reports directly to Sr. Manager, R&D within the Product organization. Collaborates closely with R&D, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations.