Baked Products Researcher (junior)
Location: BelgiumSIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!
THE COMPANY
Our client is a professional FMCG and Food organization, based in Brussel Belgium.
Our client is a professional FMCG and Food organisation, based in Brussel Belgium. This client is a multinational in the bakery segment who is on the lookout for two new additions to their Research team. This position is for a young specialist in Baked products.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
As young expert in baked products, you build competences regarding the application, impact on food texture and structure in bakery products. With your good knowledge of carbohydrates and their use in application, you can share this knowledge with your team and together build the best possible product. At the same time, you're outgoing and communicative and you build an external network in the field of expertise. Trends are no strangers to you and you keep your team informed on what's happening in bakery. Working in a matrix organization, you are available as an expert for your peers in the larger group.
Your task is to initiate innovation projects, to improve the production of baked bakery and patisserie products; to initiate research projects on carbohydrates, to take in account nutritional evolutions.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- developing new research on baked goods
- sharing expertise on carbohydrates
- sharing knowledge within a matrix type of organization
- building an external network of bakers
- collaborate with purchasing for the sourcing of carbs
REQUIREMENTS
- MSc/PhD in Food science, Biology
- track record in bakery research (non-negotiable)
- knowledge on the industrial application of carbs
- strong networking skills
- impactful, customer centric, understanding of market needs
OTHER
This client offers endless opportunities to talented young professionals, both in Belgium and abroad, and is open to looking at candidates from all over the EU. Besides a salary package with good secondary benefits, they offer a fast learning curve and the chance to gain much experience in a short amount of time.
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Anastasia de Vries.
