Application Manager (R&D)

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD seeks a technical specialist for bakery and confectionery applications to develop formulations and evaluate ingredient performance across customer projects.

You will lead development from lab to commercial scale, provide technical support to customers, manage multiple projects, and collaborate with regional and global innovation programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical expert for bakery and confectionery applications.
• Develop and optimize formulations tailored to customer requirements and market trends.
• Evaluate ingredient functionality, processing conditions, and product performance.
• Translate technical insights into commercially viable solutions.
• Conduct product benchmarking and competitive assessments.
• Develop innovative concepts and prototypes for bakery and confectionery applications.
• Support new ingredients, flavor, texture, and technology evaluations.
• Lead product development activities from laboratory scale with a commercial mindset.
• Identify opportunities for reformulation, cost optimization, and performance improvement.
• Stay updated on industry trends, consumer preferences, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with customers to understand technical challenges and business needs.
• Provide technical consultation, troubleshooting, and formulation recommendations.
• Support customer trials, pilot runs, and commercial production launches as needed.
• Conduct customer presentations, workshops, and technical training sessions.
• Lead multiple customer and innovation projects simultaneously.
• Define project objectives, timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and meet technical and commercial expectations.
• Communicate project status in a timely manner to stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and records.
• Support business development initiatives through technical expertise.
• Contribute to strategic growth opportunities within bakery and confectionery segments.
• Participate in regional and global innovation programs as needed.

Job description

Job Description:

Technical Expertise & Application Development

• Serve as the technical expert for bakery and confectionery applications.


• Develop and optimize formulations tailored to customer requirements and market trends.


• Evaluate ingredient functionality, processing conditions, and product performance.


• Translate technical insights into commercially viable solutions.


• Conduct product benchmarking and competitive assessments.

Innovation & Product Development

• Develop innovative concepts and prototypes for bakery and confectionery applications.


• Support new ingredients, flavor, texture, and technology evaluations.


• Lead product development activities from laboratory scale with a commercial mindset.


• Identify opportunities for reformulation, cost optimization, and performance improvement.


• Stay updated on industry trends, consumer preferences, and emerging technologies.

Customer Technical Support

• Partner with customers to understand technical challenges and business needs.


• Provide technical consultation, troubleshooting, and formulation recommendations.


• Support customer trials, pilot runs, and commercial production launches as needed.


• Conduct customer presentations, workshops, and technical training sessions.

Project Management

• Lead multiple customer and innovation projects simultaneously.


• Define project objectives, timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements.


• Ensure projects are completed on time and meet technical and commercial expectations.


• Communicate project status in a timely manner to stakeholders.


• Maintain accurate project documentation and records.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Support business development initiatives through technical expertise.


• Contribute to strategic growth opportunities within bakery and confectionery segments.


• Participate in regional and global innovation programs as needed.

CEI Reg No: R1104601

EA Licence No: 99C4599