Team Lead Product Development

DöhlerGroup; Breda; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.5% end-of-year payment

25 vacation days

5 ADV days

Job summary

SVZ, part of Döhler GmbH, seeks an experienced Team Lead Product Technology & Food Development to drive product and process development from lab to pilot scale across multiple sites. You will lead a cross-functional team, coordinate multi-disciplinary projects, and mentor staff while coordinating with Sales and customers to deliver innovative food solutions.

The role requires international travel up to 10–20% and a strong hands-on, collaborative leadership style within a growing, global company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Food Technology, Process Technology, Product Development or similar.
• 4–5 years of professional experience in product or process development in the (B2B) Food sector.
• Experience in multidisciplinary projects (Sales, R&D, Purchase, Finance).
• Willingness to travel internationally 10–20%.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.
• Experience in leading people/teams.
• International mindset.
• Able to communicate well at all levels.
• Hands-on with a can-do mentality.
• Good conceptual thinking and problem analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop products & processes on lab and pilot scale and support upscaling in factories.
• Work in the laboratory and pilot plant in Rijkevorsel, Belgium.
• Provide answers to technical questions from customers.
• Provide technical support between SVZ and key customers.
• Follow up customer related multi-disciplinary projects.
• Coordinate and execute technical (NPD) projects.
• Supervise scale up projects in plants in Poland and Spain.
• Lead innovation projects with and for customers, closely with Sales.

Skills

People leadership

Team leadership

Project coordination

Team player

Communication

International mindset

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor degree in Food Technology, Process Technology, Product Development or similar

Tools

Pilot plant experience

Job description

Drawing on more than 150 years of expertise across the agro-supply chain, our collective knowledge and close collaboration with our partner farmers, customers and suppliers makes us the go-to fruit and vegetable ingredients supplier for leading food and beverage manufacturers across the globe.

For the department Product & Process Development in Breda/Rijkevorsel, we are looking for a cooperative teamlead producttechnology with passion for food, processes and business. Ready for the next step in your foodcareer?

Team Lead Product Technology & Food Development

Skilled, approachable leader with focus on customers in change and innovation processes

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

• Develop products & processes on lab and pilot scale and support/execute upscaling throughout their factories
• Working regularly in the laboratory and in the pilot plant in Rijkevorsel, Belgium
• Provide answers to all relevant technical questions from customers
• Responsible for technical support between SVZ and key-customers
• Follow up customer related multi-disciplinary projects
• Optimizing key-work streams and coordinating & executing technical (NPD) projects
• You supervise scale up projects of new products in the factories in Poland and Spain
• Lead (Initiate, coordinate and execute) innovation projects with- and for customers, closely with Sales
• You know how to motivate and manage your team well

What do you bring with you?

• Bachelor degree in Food Technology, Process Technology, Product Development or similar
• At least 4-5 years professional experience within product or process development in the (B2B) Food business
• Experience with working in multidisciplinary projects (e.g. Sales, R&D, Purchase, Finance)
• Practical experience in a pilot environment is an advantage
• Theoretical and/or experience-based knowledge in quality assurance
• Willingness to travel (international) 10-20% of the time (e.g. plants in Belgium, Poland, Spain)
• Fluent in Dutch and English
• Experience in leading people/teams
• An international mindset
• Able to communicate well and convince at all levels
• Hands-on and a can-do mentality
• Good conceptual intellectual level and able to analyze problems
• Customer- and result-oriented
• Team player, pro-active and creative in sustainable solutions

What do we have to offer?

SVZ offers you an all-round position at a growing international company, part of Döhler Gmbh, that invests in sustainability and its people. You will be part of a professional team, with attention for initiative and personal development. At SVZ we offer you a pleasant working environment, a hybrid form of working in a nice office to meet nice colleagues. And of course a good compensation package with an end-years payment (4.5% of a years-salary), 25 vacation days and 5 ADV days, and also the possibility of a hybrid way of working.