Senior Application Technologist

Our team in Leeds currently has an opening for a Senior Application Technologist

• Manages and executes Application and Innovation projects to support the sales growth of Brenntag Nutrition in UK and Ireland.
• Ensures our Application and Innovation Centre is the local showcase of Brenntag Nutrition capabilities and a knowledge hub for our team, suppliers and customers.
• Manages a strong pipeline of projects supporting the development of our Nutrition business in the UK and Ireland.
• Projects include ingredient testing, formulation optimisation, trouble-shooting and innovative concept development.
• Keeps a constant focus on all aspects of occupational and food safety for all activities taking place in the Application and Innovation centre.
• Ensures that our Application and Innovation centre has state of the art equipment, in line with current industry standards and as planned in the CAPEX plan.
• Supports Technical Sales Managers by providing technical assistance, formulation support and ad-hoc training.
• Assists Technical Sales Managers with the planning and delivery of customer presentations either on site or off site at customer own premises.
• Fosters the Innovation mind-set of the team by providing hands-on market trend monitoring, pro-active concept development and collaborative projects with Food Universities
• Works closely with Product Managers in establishing a strong technical relationship with our suppliers.
• Liaise with colleagues in our EMEA Application network to share best practices participate in cross-border projects and initiatives, always within the boundaries of customer and supplier confidentiality.
• Plans, executes and documents, using the company systems, all practical application work carried out in the Application and Innovation Centre.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master's Degree in Food science and technology related topics and have multiple years of experience in medium tolarge companies operating in the food & beverage industry sector in thefield of research and development.

• Strong practical knowledge in using functional ingredients such as emulsifiers, stabilisers, hydro-colloids, starches, fibres etc.
• Strong application know-how, ideally in several segments of the food industry (bakery, convenience, dairy, beverages…)
• Solid project management skills
• Problem solving capacity
• Positivity and enthusiasm
• Autonomy
• Abilityto work in a dynamic and multicultural environment;