Location: Wageningen
Hybrid

About the position

• Are you excited to be very close with consumers and retail customers, to understand their needs and leverage our current product portfolio and define future portfolio needs.
• Are you excited to deliver fast track projects that make an impact?
• Are you excited to work closely with customers, consumers and chefs to explain our product benefits and maximize the impact of our products in the market?
• Are you excited to work on a broad product portfolio, across (plant) creams, butter & spreads and cheese
• Are you excited to work with systems and data, next to being hands-on with products.
• Are you excited to work in an international, cross functional environment?

Please than read ahead:
If you're passionate about R&D, join us and take a front seat in our R&D Commercialization team based in the Netherlands, Wageningen. As the Product Technologist for Europe Retail.
You support technical relationships with key customers and leverage our current product portfolio and support building insights to define the product needs for the future. You support creating insights from competitor & consumer analysis. You support building the selling stories for customers together with the commercial teams and chefs. You enable all the elements to land projects successfully with the customer in the markets (artwork, specs, customer data sheets, claims validation and registration etc.). You are the 1st point of contact for customer, consumer or SC issues & questions. You track consumer complaints and drive resolutions. And execute post launch evaluation to support driving improvements.
You work in cross functional teams, with marketing, chefs, SC etc.
The role is based in Wageningen, in our great Flora Food Group Food Science Centre. With State-of-the-Art pilotplants, labs and professional application kitchens. You report into the Commercialization Retail Manager for Europe.

So, what does it take to be successful in this role?

• You have a broad experience across product categories

• You bring product, consumer and customer expertise

• You are data & system savvy

• You are a real Foody, that can explain the product benefits to customers and consumers.

• You enjoy trouble shooting and resolving customer or SC issues quickly

• You enjoy a dynamic environment, to always deliver the business opportunities.

• You are a hands-on person, to deliver the projects via pilot plant- and factory etc.

• You work seamlessly with the international, cross functional teams.

Key capabilities:
Maybe you have worked in a similar role for the past 5-7 years. You have excellent communication skills in a cross functional business setting and have a technical background. Ideally you have experience in (plant) creams, butter & Spreads or cheese. You understand trends and needs of the market. You have a Bachelors's degree in Food Science, Chemical engineering, or any other related field.

Need more details?

• This is newly defined role, in a high pace dynamic environment. So the role will be further shaped together with the team

• Expected travel ~10%

What is your background?

• You have a Bachelor's degree, preferably Foods Technology, chemical engineering or equivalent.

• You have a minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience in product development or eg. technical support in retail.

• You have practical knowledge of dairy and/or plantbased food science and technology,

• Fat-based and emulsion technology knowledge is considered a plus.

• You have a proven track-record of project delivery and successful relationships with markets and customers.

• You have a proven track record of successful teamworking across geographies and cultures.

• You love to work both with systems & data, while working hands-on.

• You have a self-steering, pro-active and can-do attitude.

• You have ability to deal with multiple complex projects and tasks.

• You have ability to work with other functions (e.g. Marketing, Supply Chain, Regulatory, QA).

• You are a data savvy person, who loves to work with data and systems

• Fluent in English is a must.

What is next?
If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! If you have additional questions, you can send myself, Pauline Trooster a Whats App message on +34666320262.