The Dairy Application Technologist II will report to the Technical C&A Manager Sub-Saharan Africa and will primarily handle medium potential projects (guideline; may vary based on business need) for Star & Strategic accounts aligned to Global.Major Responsibilities:Independently work on star & strategic accounts with medium project potential.Align global accounts.Select & recommend appropriate flavor solutions in compliance with client profile, legal, cost & stability requirements.Know well the end product production process.Visit clients and present flavor solutions and new technologies.Partner with Senior Food Technologists on regional/global briefs.Work in close collaboration with Sales/Marketing, Flavorists, S&CI, GRA & other departments to support project execution.Participate in category initiatives &/or new concept generation.Establish time & project management skills.Engage management to obtain appropriate resource or expertise.Develop & improve application formulations using knowledge of industrial standards, country-specific & client requirements.Build clear knowledge of customer and competitive brands.Work with plant to complete the successful scale-up production, providing solutions with QA, QC when necessary.Maintain & continuously renovate application-specific recipe database.Develop applications to maximize flavor performance.Provide flavor-driven solutions utilizing creative problem-solving skills.Review, renew & renovate Flavor Bank in-line with established metrics.Build flavor attribute/language knowledge & articulate with others in the team/on projects.Proficient in COMPANYMan & recipe database.Establish creativity, innovation & presentation skills.Share knowledge with the team & provide guidance to Trainee, Junior & Associate food technologists.Establish interdepartmental networks/relationships (outside own functional area).Develop strong relationships with strategic/star customers and related categories.Support & implement the C&A strategy in Star & Strategic projects.Have a clear understanding & execution of COMPANY processes.Engage with key customer brands/products and consumer preferences of the assigned segments/category.Required Skills:Minimum entry level is a BS degree in Food Science, Chemistry & Biochemistry or related disciplines.Knowledge in food safety and food regulations preferred.Effective team player with excellent communication skills.Be able to pass an COMPANY internal sensory and discriminative organoleptic skills test.Required Experience:Minimum 7 to 10 years' experience in industrial food, pharmaceutical, ingredient or flavor industry.Minimum 4 years in the specific field of expertise.Seniority Level:Mid-Senior levelEmployment Type:Full-timeJob Function:Research, Analyst, and Information TechnologyIndustries:Manufacturing
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