Senior Application Scientist - Bakery Enzymes Europe

• Provide bakery customers with on-site technical and operational support related to our functional ingredients and solutions with a specific focus on bakery enzymes. The customer base will be mainly industrial bakeries as well as blending houses.
• Provide technical support in close cooperation with the sales team, regional industry leader and your colleagues in the bakery application team, including different customer facing activities such as customer visits/virtual calls, pilot plant and production trials as well as technical back up to our sales force.
• Plan, design and execute systematic pilot plant experiments in our application lab including instrumental and sensory evaluation of the results to optimize the product performance.
• Document the effect of our enzyme portfolio in technical reports as well as present data via presentation for customers and internal colleagues.
• Explore and evaluate new business opportunities and identify key success factors to win business together with sales team and business lead.
• Participate in customer development projects as well as concepts and internal development projects.
• Assist in the development and documentation of enzyme products throughout the commercialization process, including formulation of enzyme/functional products, technical documentation, marketing material, presentations, post-launch support, invention disclosures and patents.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in bakery or food science. Candidates with an equivalent educational background and extensive hands-on experience in the bakery industry are also encouraged to apply.
• Minimum 13 years of experience in product development or a related function within a food ingredients supplier or the baking industry. A proven interest and knowledge in the specific field is required.
• Experience or competencies in the use of bakery enzymes will be considered a significant advantage.
• Experience with team & talent management is also a requirement.
• The ideal candidate should be customer-focused, open-minded, and able to thrive in a highly dynamic and complex matrix organization with cultural differences.
• Must have the ability to engage collaboratively with customer stakeholders, identify new business opportunities, and articulate value propositions at multiple levels within customer organizations.
• Should be an ambitious self-starter and results-oriented individual who takes initiative while prioritizing and managing multiple tasks using a structured approach.
• Ability to work independently as well as in teams, understanding the functioning of a large organization and the importance of achieving common business objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required, along with good reporting and record-keeping skills.
• Travel will be required (20 – 40%).

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