About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Join the Magic</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">R&D Manager Industrial Patisserie Applications</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#984806"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Your Mission</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0.0cm;margin-left:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">As <strong>R&D Manager Industrial Patisserie Applications</strong>, you play a key role in accelerating the growth of our Industrial and Semi‑Industrial Patisserie business worldwide. You <strong>translate market and customer needs into robust, scalable product and process solutions</strong>. By combining applied R&D expertise with strong collaboration across markets, you <strong>help bring innovation to life in real industrial environments</strong>. Your work directly contributes to business growth, profitability, and customer success.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Key Accountabilities </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Lead applied R&D activities for Industrial and Semi</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Industrial Patisserie applications</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">, from concept development to industrial implementation.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Define and develop the product range for industrial patisserie</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> in close collaboration with the different countries, Product Management, and Business Development.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Drive new product development and optimization projects</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">, ensuring strong product performance, cost optimization, and industrial feasibility.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Support countries and key customers</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> through technical expertise, customer visits, and tailored application solutions.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Build and share technical and scientific know</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">how across the global R&D network</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">, enabling local teams to operate more independently.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Collaborate closely with Operations, Quality, Purchasing, and Supply Chain to <strong>ensure smooth scale</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">up, compliance, and risk management</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Develop and deliver technical training for R&D and business teams</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> on ingredients, formulations, processes, and applications.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Who are we looking for?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You hold a Master’s degree in Bioscience Engineering, Food Technology, or an equivalent scientific discipline.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You have <strong>at least 5 years of experience in R&D within the food industry</strong>, ideally with <strong>exposure to industrial bakery or patisserie applications</strong>.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You <strong>combine strong knowledge of ingredients functionality</strong> with a solid <strong>understanding of food processing and quality.</strong> </span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You demonstrate a <strong>hands</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif;color:black">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">on, solution</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif;color:black">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">oriented mindset</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black"> with a <strong>customer centric focus</strong>.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You <strong>communicate confidently</strong> and collaborate easily with multicultural, cross</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif;color:black">‑</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">functional stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You are <strong>digitally savvy</strong>, with a proactive mindset towards exploring and adopting new digital tools and solutions</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You are comfortable working in an international environment and are <strong>willing to travel globally</strong> (around 30%).</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">You are fluent in English; additional languages are a plus</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">What you can expect from Puratos?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are key. You can count on a competitive salary package with attractive benefits such as:</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Meal vouchers (9€/day)</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Group, dental and hospitalization insurance fully paid by Puratos</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Company Car</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Bonus </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Minimum 5 training days per year</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">A wide variety of Health&Wellbeing benefits</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Responsibilities and the possibility to take ownership of your work</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Watch our corporate movie and feel the Puratos Magic:</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNRsBzuRlNI" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#0563c1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNRsBzuRlNI</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Working at Puratos is choosing a Top Employer in Belgium!</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <div style="border-width:medium medium 1.0pt;border-style:none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor black;padding:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0pt"> <p style="margin:0.0cm;padding:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;border:medium none currentcolor"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Shall we meet soon?</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> </div>