Application Developer

FrieslandCampina AMEA Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global nutrition company in Singapore is seeking an Application Developer to create innovative nutritional applications. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in applied science and over three years of experience, preferably in food technology. Responsibilities include developing various nutritional applications, collaborating with sales and marketing teams, and conducting experiments. This role offers a competitive bonus scheme and a friendly, flexible working environment.

Benefits

Competitive bonus scheme

Flexible working hours

Diverse training and mentoring programs

Friendly and informal working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum applied science degree (Bachelor) with more than 3 years of work experience, preferably in food technology.
• Experience with analyses like PSD and Rheometer.
• Ability to work with accuracy in developing nutritional recipes.

Responsibilities

• Develop applications using our ingredients in various formats.
• Collaborate with Technical Sales Specialists and Marketing.
• Design and execute experiments and report findings.

Skills

Relevant work experience in NPD or application development

Familiarity with RTDs and powder formulations

Ability to independently design and develop recipes

Good communication and project coordination skills

Commercial sense

Education

Bachelor's degree in applied science (preferably food technology)

Tools

Texture Analyzer

Rheometer

pH meter

Water activity measurement

Job description

Join FrieslandCampina Ingredients – Driving Innovation in Nutrition

FrieslandCampina Ingredients plays a pivotal role in the global market for Performance and Active Nutrition. Our mission is to deliver specialized nutrition that empowers people to get the most out of life. As a trusted innovation and application partner in proteins and prebiotics, we collaborate with our customers to develop differentiated, effective products across early life, active and performance nutrition, medical nutrition, and biopharma.

We are seeking a collaborative, proactive, and creative Application Developer to join our APAC team. If you are passionate about nutritional applications and thrive in a dynamic, innovative environment, we invite you to bring your expertise and creativity to FrieslandCampina Ingredients.

Staying true to who you really are, that is your starting point at FrieslandCampina. Because it is precisely by embracing our differences that we can grow together. We want to create a working environment that allows all employees to bring their best and authentic selves. If who we are suits you, but you're not sure if you're the best fit for the role, we still encourage you to apply so we can help you find the role that fits you best.

Candidate requirements

• Relevant work experience with NPD or application development, preferably in a (B2B) commercial organization
• Familiarity with RTDs, powder formulations, protein bars and shake recipe development will be an advantage
• Relevant experience with collaboration across different disciplines
• Ability to independently design, develop, and produce recipes, define analysis plans, execute, and report
• Ability to work with accuracy and experience with analyses such as PSD, Rheometer, Texture Analyzer, pH meter, water activity measurement, etc.
• Commercial sense
• Good communication and project coordination skills to expand the prototyping capabilities for the local RSO. The connection of this role to the global team requires good oral and written English skills

Education:

• Minimum applied science degree (Bachelor) with more than 3 years of work experience, preferably in food technology

Competencies

• Hands-on
• Customer focus: delivering customer-centric solutions
• Accurate work and reporting
• Creative
• Good communication skills, also in English.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relations at the operational level
• Excited to learn and explore new ideas
• Team player, collaborating to win
• Independent
• Well-organized
• You should enjoy the fast-paced commercial environment, which requires proactive stakeholder management and relation building abilities across functions like sales, QA, development, and customers
• Open to traveling

• Unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence
• Competitive bonus scheme, flexible working hours, and the ability to work from home.
• Diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey
• Exceptional support of cross disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths
• A friendly and informal working environment
• Autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world

Main Purpose

As an Application Developer, you are responsible for supporting the development of a broad range of applications with our ingredients under the guidance of our Application Experts (based in the Netherlands) and local TSS. You will play a crucial role in working on customers’ assignments to help them create new products with our ingredients. You will also work on creating a variety of inspiring applications to showcase our ingredients in end consumer products. In this way, you will support the growth and strengthening of our relationships with our customers in the fast-paced nutrition market in the APAC region. You will be part of the APAC Technical Sales team and work closely with commercial colleagues. You will also interact with the global team of application developers and colleagues from the development and research teams based in the Netherlands as well as those based in Singapore Development Centre.

Accountabilities

In this position, your tasks and responsibilities include:

• Developing applications using our ingredients in various formats such as ready-to-drink, powders/shakes, bars, and yoghurt, based on internal and customer requests
• Working closely with regional and global Technical Sales Specialists (TSS) and Sales colleagues to provide applications that fulfil customer requirements
• Collaborating with Marketing and Application Experts to execute application roadmaps for the region
• Designing and executing experiments and analyses independently and reporting the findings
• Managing the preparation, execution, analysis, and reporting of lab, and pilot scale experiments in collaboration with R&D colleagues, both in Singapore and in Wageningen
• Building and maintaining a network with colleagues within FCI R&D and Singapore Development Centre (including product, nutritional, sensory, and process technology experts) and external partners (e.g., suppliers and customers)
• Documenting application knowledge and sharing it with the rest of Global TSS& Applications team
• Maintaining of the local lab and keeping stock of ingredients and application samples