Specialist, Protein Innovation Centre (Research & Development)
The role combines hands-on food R&D, trial management, customer engagement, and technical reporting to help customers develop and optimize new food products using extrusion technolog. And the role supports the development of plant-based meat analogue products by conducting extrusion trials, collaborating with customers and partners, and contributing to innovation in alternative proteins.
- Support Customers and our Collaboration Partner (Givaudan) in the product development of plant-based meat analogues, using extrusion technology
- Run and evaluate the extrusion process for internal trials
- Communicate proactively with customers in the planning of product trials, including managing timelines, preparation of raw materials, expectations of results
- Support the Technologists in preparing comprehensive trials reports to be presented to customers and relevant parties involved post trials
- Involvement in the Plant-Based Ecosystem and identifying the latest innovations and applying them at the PIC
- Proactively seek and attract new customers for the PIC to fill the pipeline of users on an ongoing basis
- Prepare customer's trials quotes and contracts for potential customers, support in contract negotiations till completion
- Collaborate with customers / shipping agents and prepare relevant documents for raw materials import and samples export
- Present Buhler solutions to potential customers at PIC visits
- Support the Manager with trials' cost and pricing analyses
- Managing order processing queries with the respective department
- Responsible for Purchase Order and Good Receipts documentation
- Preferably Master Degree in Food Science, Industrial/ Food Processing, Chemical Engineering, or any relevant discipline
- Bachelor Degree holder with relevant industry / expertise experience will be considered
- One (1) to two (2) years relevant R&D experience
- Demonstrated ability to research, plan and present solutions/ ideas for problem solving/ business relevant topics/initiatives
- Experience working in global/ multinational companies is a plus.
- Experience in the Plant Based ecosystem and existing relations in the network locally or regionally is a plus
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