R&D Manager Sweets
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 Food organization, based in Oost-Vlaanderen Belgium.
They are a producer of sweets and pastes with a focus on using natural ingredients to create their products. They have a great and friendly atmosphere and invest in their employees.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
As an R&D Manager you will lead the R&D team and support their innovations and ideas. Your main task is to develop new products, by following market trends and following up on customer orders. Besides the practical, hands-on creation, you also offer technical support to sales by answering technical questions. You work together with marketing and distribution in project groups to scout for new trends and put them in practice. Besides industrial production, you manufacture samples for tastings, exhibitions and clients.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Product development
- Complaint handling
- Helping clients find the right solution
- Following dough and bakery trends
- Create strategic plan and uphold strategy
REQUIREMENTS
- MSc in Food Technology or similar
- Experience in the food industry
- Experience in product development
- Ability to think out of the box
- At least 10 years of experience, preferably management experience
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Elizabeth Bogaert.
