Requisition ID: 60224
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite
About Kerry
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 creation of integrated, sustainable solutions to grow Kerry's Bakery business in SEA, oversee technical development for key bakery accounts (e.g., biscuits, wafers, bread, cookies, buns), ensuring product suitability and drive proactive new product development (NPD) initiatives and support team collaboration and daily operations.
Work Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Reporting To: RD&A Manager
Key responsibilities
- Apply Kerry technologies, such as inclusions, enzymes, emulsifiers, flavour and other ingredients in above mentioned Baked goods.
- Upscaling of laboratory experiments to assist in industrial production in customer's premises.
- Build strong relationships with all Internal & External stakeholders ensuring smooth project management.
- Develop and maintain detailed product specifications, standards, and project timelines, any competitive analysis & shelf-life studies.
- Ensure all results are captured, recorded and filed to ensure availability for future projects.
- Develop strong relationships with bakery customers by understanding their market and dynamics. Provide them with technical knowledge, experience, and support as needed.
Qualifications and skills
- Preferably a Bachelor's degree in Food Science & Technology, Bakery Science or a related field.
- Preferably a minimum of 5 years of experience in food product development, in the bakery industry.
- Must be familiar with food safety regulations, quality assurance practices, food laboratory, pilot plant and factory experiences
- Good Technical knowledge and operational experience of Bakery in Retail and Food as well as across various Bakery Products - Bread, Biscuits, Muffins, Cakes, etc.
- Good knowledge in Bakery Ingredients and their Application.
- High level of precision in new product development processes including development, commercialization and launch.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with various functions across the APMEA region.
- Work well in an ambiguous setting; self-motivated; proactive, and have a good willingness for continuous learning.
- Good ability to work under pressure to ensure deadlines are met, to perform consistently in a fast-paced environment by trouble shooting and problem solving.
This position requires working in both laboratory and production environments.
Traveling to production facilities, customers and industry conferences will be required.
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.
Recruiter: #LI-PK1
Posting Type: LI
