Senior RD&A Scientist Bakery
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
- Permanent
- Full-time
Work Location: Hillcrest (Durban), South AfricaKey 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.
- 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.
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