Industry Technology Specialist, Baking

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We are opening this role in Kenya, this role will be responsible for handling technical activities across the region, primarily East Africa. It involves understanding customers’ technical needs and pain points and working closely with the Account Manager (AccM) to translate these into effective business solutions.
Key responsibilities include managing and supporting technical activities in the region.
In This Role You Will Make An Impact By

• Stay abreast of technical development and generate new ideas
• Contribute actively with input for continuous product, tool &
  

service development

• Identify and solve complex technical issues
• Initiate plans and coordinate technical activities carried out by
  

Novonesis, customers or partners

• Understand and help to address customer concerns
• Support the Industry Group by identifying and qualifying
  

prospects and sales opportunities incl. new applications

• Provide customer and industry technology insight and support
• Plan/guide lab work in accordance with the Application
  

Qualification Agreement (AQA) and the Lab functions team

• Participate in test marketing & roll out
  

Experimental Work

• Conduct/supervise own lab-work to meet customer and project
  

expectations

• Manage external testing in collaboration with the responsible
  

Technical Service Manager/Business Manager

• Develop and adapt new methods and procedures based on latest bio solutions.
  

Communication

• Represent Novonesis towards customers and other stakeholders
  

on technical and/or project issues

• Actively use Salesforce for collaboration within Novonesis and
  

with the customers

• Actively reaching out to the global Technical Services and R&D community to take advantage of the global organization as a platform for better
  

solutions.
Qualifications;

• Master of Science, other relevant field or bachelor’s degree (food/life science spaces) in combination with significant relevant experience, preferably from baking, flour milling, pasta, confectionary sites.
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Customer oriented focus with good technical understanding
• Effective communication, networking & presentation skills
  

Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
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