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 level Employment Type: Full-time Job Function: Research, Analyst, and Information Technology Industries: Manufacturing #J-18808-Ljbffr
