Senior RD&A Scientist Bakery

Kerry Group plc; Durban; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in taste and nutrition is seeking a Bakery Application Expert in Durban. This role involves leading integrated solutions for sustainable growth in the bakery market. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in bakery application roles, strong knowledge of bakery products, and excellent communication skills to interface with various teams. Join us in shaping the future of food within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in bakery application/R&D/NPD roles.
• Strong knowledge of bakery products like bread and yeast raised goods.
• Good communication and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated solutions for the bakery market.
• Support business initiatives to drive growth in accounts.
• Optimize existing technology applications.

Skills

Experience in bakery application/R&D/NPD roles

Knowledge of bakery products

Customer interaction skills

Project management skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science or equivalent

Job description

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

This role will require you to lead the proactive development of integrated solutions which support the overall sustainable growth and profit development of Kerry business within the bakery market. To be seen as the Kerry “go–to” expert on customer needs in relation to finished products and processes and provide expertise in the application of Kerry technologies into customer products. Work closely with the commercial team and support priority business initiatives to help deliver growth in key industrial bakery accounts by translating Kerry technology capability into industrial bakery sales.

Reporting To: Business Development & Technical Support Lead, Bakery - Africa. Work Location: Hillcrest (Durban), South Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for linking consumer and customer insights into application solutions.
• Execute the agreed value proposition with growth and potential growth customers including training own bakery market, commercial and product technology teams as necessary in collaboration with technology.
• Optimize existing technology into existing applications.
• Identify opportunities to extend the existing technologies into new applications.
• Identify and create solutions that lead to multiple technology sales.
• Identify and assess new technologies applicable in existing applications.
• Support both internal and external PIP.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of customer process technologies and application requirement.

Qualifications and skills

• Preferably a completed Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or equivalent.
• Preferably at least 8 years' experience in bakery application/R&D/NPD roles.
• Significant experience in industrial bakery manufacturing/processing.
• Good knowledge of bakery products including Bread, Fermented goods, Yeast raised laminated products etc.
• Good knowledge of associated product categories such as process aids and functional ingredients (e.g. enzymes, emulsifiers).
• Good business and commercial understanding.
• Experience in customer interaction and customer driven technical support.
• Ability to interface with other business functions, especially sales, R&D technologists, and senior management level within the business.
• Ability to independently plan and execute technical work programmes to deliver agreed strategic business plans and solutions.
• Must be self motivated, analytical with a strong attention to detail.
• Have good communication, people and project management skills.
• Have the ability to work under pressure to ensure deadlines are met and capable to work as part of a team.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.