Application Specialist at Puratos

Position Overview

• Reporting directly to the General Manager, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible to support profitable business growth at industrial / semi-industrial sized customers by proposing & implementing on their line’s innovative concepts and solutions and by trouble shooting specific issues at customers.

Key Accountabilities

• Implementation of new products and concepts on industrial lines
• Participate in the early stages of new developments and the creation of demo concepts
• Understand R-A-P approach required for successful implementation

Trouble Shooting at Customers:

• To ensure existing sales or to develop new business opportunities
• Capable to associate different Puratos technologies in finished products

Business Development support to Sales by:

• Identifying new business opportunities at large customers (prospection)
• Detecting products at risk
• Implementing appropriate solutions (existing and new)
• Making internal and external presentation and seminars explaining benefits of our products
• Participate in strategic exercises intending to develop our business in the above-mentioned products. This should be based on a good understanding of the local market.

Manage accurately all technical administration

• Build an accessible project documentation by using the project table (C-projects), formulation sheets template, customer visit template, storage of relevant information, …

Build expertise & network in specialty area

• Becoming leading expert in the product range by training and field experience.
• Build around the expertise an active network of high commercial value of customers, machine suppliers, researchers, vendors and the international Puratos R&D community
• Provide intelligence on innovative raw materials & technologies that can differentiate our products
• Assure premium performances of the R&D lab by designing standardized baking tests and respecting the 5S and GMP policy.
• Act with Safety in mind.

Food Safety:

• Report all food safety and quality issues to immediate Supervisor and / or head of Quality and take immediate action as appropriate within the team as defined by Quality procedures.
• Comply with our food safety procedures upon new raw material selection, product development or modification and sample preparation.
• Responsible for any other assignment given by the direct superior

Profile

• Academic Degree
• Had a Training in Food Science, Food Technology or similar - Understand functionality of ingredients / additives and interaction between carrier-filling etc.
• Experience (years & type of experience): 5 years of hands-on experience in industrial bakery, patisserie, or chocolate production
• Languages: English
• ICT: : standard windows – min excel
• Other expertise: Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Mobility: up to 70% to time

Required Competencies:

• Passion for industry processing (culture) – combines intelligence with hands-on
• Mix of Analytical and highly communicative person
• Dynamic and pro-active personality, doesn’t accept the status quo
• Customer oriented with sense for business development opportunities
• Strong networker
• Self-motivated and positive attitude
• Team player - functions in project mgmt.