BAKERY TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Lesaffre; Larkhill; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesaffre, a global leader in yeasts and fermentation, seeks a technically adept specialist to deliver bakery process advice and support UK & Ireland customers. You will assist in NPD/EPD projects, develop tailor-made products, and participate in industry events.

You will train colleagues and external partners, stay ahead of market trends and collaborate across departments to ensure baking excellence and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• University degree in food technology or a background in the baking industry.
• Extensive proven baking experience and/or experience on industrial lines.
• Proven knowledge of the sector, products, raw materials and processes.
• Customer-oriented with high level of commitment, confident and convincing.
• Ability to organise, prioritise, be proactive, react and manage issues effectively.
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate with other departments within the company and in the Group.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willing to travel.
• Has advanced level MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support to customer requirements in line with Lesaffre UK & Ireland commercial strategy through bakery process advice and assisting in customer NPD and EPD projects.
• Development of tailor-made products and carrying out baking tests.
• Participation in trade fairs and customer events.
• Train and lead/support technical training for internal colleagues and external partners/customers for Lesaffre expertise in bakery processes, yeasts, sourdough, ingredients and mixes.
• Stay up to date on market trends, movements: customers, competition, products.

Skills

Bakery process knowledge

Technical support

Customer requirements

New product development

Baking tests

Market trends

MS Office

Education

University degree in food technology

Background in baking industry

Tools

MS Office

Job description

As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions forBaking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.

Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed toworking with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet.

In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs10 000 peoplein nearly 80 subsidiariesbased in 50 countries.

Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 2 billion euros.

Job Description

Main responsibilities :

Providing technical support to customer requirements in line with theLesaffreUK & Ireland commercial strategythrough bakery processadvice andassistingin customer NPD and EPD projects

Development of tailor-made productsand carrying out baking tests

Participation in trade fairs and customer events

To train fully and lead/support technicaltrainingfor internal colleagues and external partners/customers for theLesaffreexpertisein bakery processes, yeasts, sourdough,ingredientsand mixes.

Stayingup to date on market trends, movements: customers, competition, products

Qualifications

University degree in food technology or a background in the baking industry

Extensive provenbaking experience and/or experience on industrial lines.

Proven knowledgeofthe sector, products, rawmaterialsandprocesses

Customer-oriented,high levelof commitment, confident and convincing

Ability toorganise, prioritise,be proactive,react,and manage issues effectively.

Ability to work inateam, andcollaboratewith other departments within the company and in the Group.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Willing to travel

Has advanced levelMS Office (Word,Excelandpowerpoint)