Senior Application Specialist Chocolate Confectionery

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Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Application Specialist will focus on innovation and product development to support new product development initiatives and will focus on chocolate confectionery applications driven innovation to help move ingredients from concept to commercialization. You will collaborate with other technical and business teams and you will work on research efforts which involve multifunctional interaction with commercial and technical service teams and customers which will require flexibility to assist with other application team projects and shorter term projects including the use of other ingredients.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with key customers and business partners to identify and deliver on dedicated project opportunities.
• Partner with marketing and sales to meet customer needs and make technical presentations to customers.
• Run product demonstrations and serve as the expert on chocolate confectionery during these meetings.
• Lead product issues, report data to product development teams and monitor scientific reports or datasheets detailing the organization's products and their applications.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Comprehensive knowledge of ingredient functionality and its effects on sensory attributes and overall product acceptability

• Minimum of four years of related work experience

• Fluent level of English

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent level of Dutch, French or German would be valuable

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Applied & advanced knowledge on chocolate - compounds - Oils & Fats - Cocoa - Sweeteners - Texturizers is a benefit

• Advanced knowledge in chocolate confectionery applications, both scientifically as applied (5-10 years)

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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