Leading Technical Development Managers in Food & Nutrition to drive commercialization of functional ingredients. Collaborating with suppliers and clients in the North American food industry.
Responsibilities
Lead and direct a team of TDM’s to support the development of our functional and specialty ingredient pipeline and commercialization across North America
Develops and implements marketing and innovation strategies to increase sales and profitability
Work with Brenntag’s strategic supplier partners to learn their product portfolio, and understand the key technical attributes as it relates to their applications in food products
Work with product and marketing category managers, to identify and strategize entry into the potential target accounts in the geographies assigned
Secures additional suppliers or products which offer profitable opportunities or identifies opportunities within new industries which could lead to profits
Set up processes for prioritizing customer targets and project development along with developing KPI’s to drive deeper penetration of our specialty portfolio and growth for our organization
Visit the accounts with the commercial sales team weekly, and engage with customer’s R&D to define customer’s needs for innovation or solutions at the technical level
Engage with supplier partners and suggest best solutions to the customer
Engage with the innovation & application team to accelerate customer projects through our own application kitchens, as needed
Follow up with the customers to drive the project and ensure successful commercialization of the products in scope
Attend product trainings and extend training to the field account managers in their assigned regions as necessary
Requirements
BS or MS in food science
Min 15 Yrs’ experience in food product development and or technical sales in the food industry
Deep understanding of functional food ingredients and functionality in food systems
Understanding of unit operations and unit processes in various end applications included but not limited to beverage, dairy, bakery, and prepared foods industries
Functional knowledge of word processors, database software, sales tools, spreadsheets, presentation modules
Ability to travel up to 50%
Benefits
Paid parental leave
Education assistance program
Employee assistance program
Various healthcare plan options
401(k)
Job title
Senior Technical Development Director – Food, Nutrition
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