An industry-leading client of ours is currently looking for an experienced and ambitious Technical Manager to join their team.Requirements:Relevant qualification: Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or BiochemistryExtensive knowledge of flour milling and related applications.Extensive knowledge of plant bakeries and related products.Understanding of R&D processesCustomer relationship skill setTranslation of customer requests into production solutionsStrong fault-finding abilitiesDuties & Responsibilities:Milling Technical Capabilities (30%):Develop technical capabilities within the front-end technical teamDevelop the Technical capability and skills strategyIdentify required skill sets, evaluate against current skills, and execute the development plan and toolsImplement and measure the effectiveness of a technical teamSupport National and Regional Technical teamCustomer technical support (50%):Assist with R&D on the Supreme brand for In-Store (SC, PnP, Spar & Others).Support channel teams with technical issues and develop relationships with key customer stakeholdersDevelopment of bespoke premixes for In-store retail.Develop innovation funnel with key retailersLead and support Channel Customer teams technically in the Industrial channel and QSR ChannelsLead the technical agenda for these channels and develop the required technical skills within the teamCustomer support regarding technical / quality problems and troubleshooting at the plant level – customer operational excellenceAssist in developing specialty flours and forward integration projectsAssist in retaining and gaining customers in the industrial channel by adding technical valuePartner with Marketing to develop and execute a CRM programme to build the Supreme BrandLead and support the innovation programme for key strategic customers and Supreme branded productsFood Solutions and Industrial Customer Quality (10%):Review current operational systems and identify improvements, develop new systems, and executeOversight of all Food Solutions quality issues and operational excellenceProjects (10%):Provide support to Technical exec and/or lead for Milling innovation and capability projects (forward integration/innovation capex and execution/product improvement initiatives – both production)If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to: ****** note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position.
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