R&D Manager // Limburg, BE
Location: BelgiumSIRE® is the market leader in Life Sciences recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continuous innovation. We like technology, in a Life Sciences 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!Our client is a professional Food organisation, based in Limburg Belgium.
You will be the innovation leader and make sure the products are on the best quality possible. Fill the long-term innovation funnel with new technology platforms, significant product and packaging upgrades and create new categories. You generate cost savings projects through recipe optimization and harmonization.
- Lead the R&D and Packaging team
- You set standards to new product developments. Create research methodology and process
- Install long innovation funnel from feasibility gate to successful first production
- Cooperate with internal partners and external R&D partners
- Minimum of 10 years of experience with R&D within Dairy or Powder industry (Food)
- Experience in leading and developing a team of R&D and Packaging professionals
- Experience in Food Law
- Experience with designing new product formulas within dairy / powder / supplements industry
- Being able to be a people manager and as well have a hands-on mentality
- Experience working within a multinational / matrix organization
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Ivo Huijskens.
The Company
It is a company in health nutrition, that has the expertise, technology and especially the drive to make their customers perform better.Role Description
In this role you will lead a team of 15 FTE. These teams are based on different sites and are part of the R&D/Application and Packaging departments.You will be the innovation leader and make sure the products are on the best quality possible. Fill the long-term innovation funnel with new technology platforms, significant product and packaging upgrades and create new categories. You generate cost savings projects through recipe optimization and harmonization.
Responsibilities
- Grow topline through delivering on a strong innovation agenda and drive profitability through smart developments- Lead the R&D and Packaging team
- You set standards to new product developments. Create research methodology and process
- Install long innovation funnel from feasibility gate to successful first production
- Cooperate with internal partners and external R&D partners
Requirements
- University degree in Food technology / Food Science / Nutrition or similar field- Minimum of 10 years of experience with R&D within Dairy or Powder industry (Food)
- Experience in leading and developing a team of R&D and Packaging professionals
- Experience in Food Law
- Experience with designing new product formulas within dairy / powder / supplements industry
- Being able to be a people manager and as well have a hands-on mentality
- Experience working within a multinational / matrix organization
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Ivo Huijskens.
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