Innovation & Application Assistant Technical Manager

Brenntag; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Brenntag is seeking an experienced Food Technologist/R&D professional to provide technical solutions across savoury, seasoning and snack segments in India. You will conduct laboratory and pilot plant trials independently, evaluate blends, and work closely with the commercial team to drive new business.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of 10 years in the Food & Beverage industry, strong knowledge of nutrition, and proven ability to develop and present trends, prototypes, and new solutions with

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science/Technology/Food Chemistry/ Food Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience as Food Technologist / R&D in Food & Beverage.
• Experience across multiple food segments including plant-based/hybrid solutions.
• Experience in applying and blending food ingredients and demonstrating prototypes.
• Strong knowledge of food nutrition and its application.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on laboratory trials to evaluate ingredients and solutions for savoury, seasoning and snack categories.
• Handle processing equipment used for savoury, seasoning, snack and dairy segments.
• Ensure timely completion of customer projects and internal application trials with suppliers.
• Collaborate with sales to respond quickly to customer needs and win new business.
• Work with marketing on marketing events like tradeshows or Innovation Days.
• Partner with Blended Solutions to roll out new blends and identify market opportunities.
• Train internal and external teams on new solution blends as needed.

Skills

Lab trials

Multitasking

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Food Science/Technology/Food Chemistry/Food Engineering

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Job Description

To provide and develop technical solutions to customers in India across savoury, seasoning and snack segments while working closely with commercial team and providing advices or sharing experiences with other technical team members in Asia Pacific. Must be able to conduct laboratory and pilot plant trials independently.

Provide technical support to Blended Solutions Team including conducting application evaluation to verify the performance of various blends. Build great working relationship and maintain excellent communication with Brenntag’s commercial team as well as key suppliers.

Responsibilities

• To conduct handson laboratory trials in order to evaluate the functionality and performance of numerous ingredients and solutions across multiple food categories especially savoury, seasoning and snack segment.
• Able to handle processing equipment commonly used for savoury, seasoning, snack as well as dairy segments.
• Ensure ontime completion of customer projects including problem solving for customers as well as ontime completion of internal application projects to verify the performance of ingredients from various existing suppliers, new suppliers, potential suppliers as well as to verify the performance of blend solutions developed by Brenntag’s Blended Solutions Team.
• To work closely with commercial (sales) team to ensure rapid response to customers’ needs in order to obtain new business or maintain existing business.
• To collaborate with marketing team in various marketing activities such as Tradeshows or Innovation Days.
• To liaise with Blended Solutions Team to create innovative solution blends and employ best practices to roll out these blends in the market whereby new opportunities leading to new wins could be created.
• As and when needed, to introduce and train new solution blends to technical and commercial team members from other countries or regions.
• To proactively identify opportunities of new products or applications from current, new suppliers & new trends.
• To provide training of Brenntag’s product portfolio (including blend solutions) to commercial team and customers respectively.
• To cooperate with Brenntag’s suppliers in knowledge transfer of food technology.
• To cooperate customer visit with commercial team when necessary for prototype presentation and demonstration.
• To provide advices or support and develop close working relationship with Brenntag’s technical team members located outside of India.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Degree in Food Science/Food Technology/Food Chemistry/Food Engineer and with relevant technical experience.
• Minimum 10 years working experience as Food Technologist / Research & Development role in Food & Beverage Industry.
• Preferably with relevant experience across various food segments including exposure to plant-based / hybrid solutions, whether for local or overseas markets.
• Experience in the application of various food ingredients as well as blends of various food ingredients.
• Experience in developing and presenting trends, new solutions and prototypes with customer interface.
• Good knowledge in food nutrition and its application.
• Self-motivated and result oriented.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• A hands-on person who is able to design and conduct laboratory trials.

Brenntag TA Team