Innovation & Application Assistant Technical Manager, India

Brenntag; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Brenntag India is seeking an experienced Food Technologist/R&D professional to deliver technical solutions for savoury, seasoning and snack applications. You will conduct laboratory and pilot plant trials, evaluate blends, and collaborate with the commercial team to drive new business opportunities.

The role requires at least 10 years in food R&D, a degree in Food Science/Technology/Engineering, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science/Food Technology/Food Chemistry/Food Engineering (or related).
• Minimum 10 years of experience as Food Technologist/ R&D in Food & Beverage industries.
• Experience across various food segments including plant-based/hybrid solutions for local or overseas markets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on laboratory trials to evaluate ingredients and blends for savoury, seasoning and snack categories.
• Handle processing equipment used in savoury, seasoning, snack and dairy segments.
• Ensure timely completion of customer projects and internal application projects; verify ingredient performance from suppliers and Brenntag teams.
• Collaborate with sales to respond quickly to customer needs and pursue new business.

Skills

Lab trials

English proficiency

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Self-motivated

Education

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

Tools

Laboratory equipment

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 hands-on 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 on-time completion of customer projects including problem solving for customers as well as on-time 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.