Bakery Ingredient Innovation Manager

azelis

City of Brisbane

On-site

AUD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Azelis in Queensland is seeking an innovation-focused professional to lead bakery ingredient development and support new product concepts from idea to market. You will collaborate with sales and admin teams to translate customer needs into commercial offerings.

The role requires 5+ years in baking or related technical fields, plus strong interpersonal skills and a flexible, organized approach. Travel to the Pacific Islands may be required as part of expanding markets.

Qualifications

5 years' experience in industry, i.e. in technical or in commercial role.
Technical background in Baking or similar.
A base knowledge of food fibers, proteins, starches, Hydrocolloids and Texturants.
Self-motivated to start up new initiatives to generate new business.
Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
Creative to develop new means to generate interest and fill the sales pipeline.
The ability to adapt to new requirements and have a flexible approach.
Highly organized and able to meet principal expectations.
Confident in interacting at all levels within the business - from R&D to commercial and senior management.

Responsibilities

Develop new recipes and modify existing recipes (only as required).
Research current consumer markets and latest technologies to develop new product concepts.
Research / Source raw materials and other ingredients from preferred suppliers.
Prepare product costings based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products.
Run trials of new products.
Co-Ordinate with any customer complaint investigations or product issues.
Compile, check and approve product specifications and labelling.
Design the processes for making products with a consistent flavor, color and texture in large quantities.
Test Bake and approve monthly blended products for sale.
Preferred Knowledge with Foodworks 10 - Data Base ( Nutritional information for recipe/labels ).
Monthly forecast of raw materials and blended finished products.
Support sales staff with new products offering and creating products as per customer requirements.
Educate customers on company products application, training where required.
Develop and implement strategies for assigned customers to achieve the agreed targets and objectives.
Establish strong relationships with directly assigned customers and ensure a high level of technical support to maximise the sales and profitability to Azelis.
Travel to the Pacific Islands as required.
To utilise the CRM and Business Intelligence (BI) systems as part of the daily work process and ensure that all relevant customer, lead, and opportunity-related information is captured and actioned.
To consistently seek and develop business opportunities in the form of new markets, customers, products, and suppliers
To ensure that all company policies and values are upheld in their entirety and to ensure that the business is represented both professionally and ethically in all dealings both internal and external
Follow the Responsible Care programme adopted by Azelis to achieve continuous improvement in the areas of safety, health, and environmental management
Other responsibilities as agreed
To ensure that all company policies and values are upheld in their entirety and to ensure that the business is represented both professionally and ethically in all dealings both internal and external customers.
To abide by our Corporate Values, Our Purpose and Mission and ARIA Values and Business Etiquette.