R&D Raw Materials Expert – Science and Technology

Job title:

R&D Raw Materials Expert – Science and Technology

Company

Vandemoortele

Job description

Share our taste for life!
Together with you, we want to achieve this mission. We value you as a person and actively support you on your professional journey, while caring about your future. Join our big little family and let’s make products for you and the world to love.
Do you share our taste for life?Your roleAs R&D Raw Materials Expert, you act as a the “GO TO” expert on the functionality and quality of key ingredients (like flour, chocolate…) for the Bakery products Business of Vandemoortele and you provide technical support to R&D- team colleagues and different departments such as raw material procurement, production, quality etc… and external suppliers
You are an active member of the Science and Technology R&D team in the Bakery Products Division. For this role you will be working at our R&D centre based in Izegem, BelgiumKey responsibilities

• Selection of suppliers of key raw materials in our bakery division

• Identification of suppliers on the market that can match the needs of the company
• Evaluate the suppliers according to the quality, cost and volume objectives defined with the R&D department, the Purchase department and operations.
• Perform and report on supplier performance, including benchmarking according to different key variables: Analytics, product quality and performance, capacity ,…
• Create partnerships with key suppliers in order to have future proof supply and follow up on sustainability programs, from the technology perspective.
• Incorporate and validate new raw materials for Bread, Pastry, Sweet Treats and Italian Savoury factories

• Communicate the specific need to the suppliers
• Coordinate trials and actions between factory, supplier, purchasing, quality and R&D departments
• Agree on specification and control plan for both supplier and Vandemoortele site
• Follow up the quality of the raw materials and act as the technical link between supplier and production site

• Advise on quality control plan on site
• In case of non-compliance, cooperate together with the local QA teams on action plans
• You build up specific technical and scientific knowledge in your specific domain via literature, patents, seminars, institutes, etc.
• Create a field of expertise in the analytical field within the laboratory in R&D
• You participate to projects as a team member outside the normal ‘product specialist’ related activities
• You actively participate in the improvement of production processes by proposing appropriate solutions in relation to raw materials

Our R&D Team’s purpose: You will be part of passionate high performing R&D team, that generates innovative bakery solutions through technological knowledge to create success of our partners and to fulfil consumer needs.What’s in for you?

• You will join our big little family: Our associates are the beating heart of our company – they bring the flavour to our organisation. We cherish each member, prioritising their well-being and supporting their professional journey.
• We value you as a person: At Vandemoortele we value each one of our associates and recognise their unique contributions to team successes. You will have flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home. We also invite you to join our sports and wellbeing activities!
• We care for your future and we support your professional journey: We believe in the power of our associates and the value of their actions and support their career aspirations by offering internal mobility and promotional opportunities. We embrace individual ambitions and entrust our associates to take ownership.
• We make products for you to love: We are a team of passionate food enthusiasts. In our mission to shape a tasty future we strive to create a wide range of food solutions that connects people, cultures and traditions.

Are you the one we’re looking for?

• You hold a Master’s degree or PhD in food chemistry or food technology or bio-engineering or other related fields and you have at least 3 years of relevant work experience within the food industry .
• Relevant experience with flour and/or other bakery ingredients is a strong asset
• You dispose of good developed analytical thinking skills and you are open-minded in your thinking and acting
• Analysing data and processes energize you and you are familiar with statistical analysis of complex data sets
• You have a mature business personality, and you are able to challenge cross functional colleagues and managers
• You’re able to work in an autonomous way
• You are an ultimate team player
• You are proactive, energetic and dare to challenge others. At the same time, you are pragmatic, problem-solving and looking for initiative
• You have an good external network to be connected on developments in the subject matter.
• As a food lover, you are passionate by food and food technology
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• For this role you will be working at our R&D centre based in Izegem, Belgium. You are willing to travel 25% of your time

Join us in making sweet memories!We look forward to welcoming you to our delicious journey!
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Expected salary

Location

Izegem, West-Vlaanderen

Job date

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:39:40 GMT

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