About this role
<p><em>Drawing on more than 150 years of expertise across the agro-supply chain, our collective knowledge and close collaboration with our partner farmers, customers and suppliers makes us the go-to </em><em><strong>fruit</strong></em><em> and </em><em><strong>vegetable</strong></em><em> ingredients supplier for leading food and beverage manufacturers across the globe.</em></p> <p><em>For the department Product & Process Development in Breda/Rijkevorsel, we are looking for a cooperative teamlead producttechnology with passion for food, processes and business. Ready for the next step in your foodcareer?</em></p> <p> </p> <p><em><strong>Team Lead Product Technology & Food Development</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Skilled, approachable leader with focus on customers in change and innovation processes</strong></em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Your tasks and responsibilities</strong></p> <p>You are the connecting factor between the sales and production department, with your strong experience in product technology and your commercial feeling you know how to make a perfect translation towards the P&PD team (Process & Product Development), which you in turn can work with. In addition, your tasks and responsibilities are as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Develop products & processes on lab and pilot scale and support/execute upscaling throughout their factories</li> <li>Working regularly in the laboratory and in the pilot plant in Rijkevorsel, Belgium</li> <li>Provide answers to all relevant technical questions from customers</li> <li>Responsible for technical support between SVZ and key-customers</li> <li>Follow up customer related multi-disciplinary projects</li> <li>Optimizing key-work streams and coordinating & executing technical (NPD) projects</li> <li>You supervise scale up projects of new products in the factories in Poland and Spain</li> <li>Lead (Initiate, coordinate and execute) innovation projects with- and for customers, closely with Sales</li> <li>You know how to motivate and manage your team well</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>What do you bring with you?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor degree in Food Technology, Process Technology, Product Development or similar</li> <li>At least 4-5 years professional experience within product or process development in the (B2B) Food business</li> <li>Experience with working in multidisciplinary projects (e.g. Sales, R&D, Purchase, Finance)</li> <li>Practical experience in a pilot environment is an advantage</li> <li>Theoretical and/or experience-based knowledge in quality assurance</li> <li>Willingness to travel (international) 10-20% of the time (e.g. plants in Belgium, Poland, Spain)</li> <li>Fluent in Dutch and English</li> <li>Experience in leading people/teams</li> <li>An international mindset</li> <li>Able to communicate well and convince at all levels</li> <li>Hands-on and a can-do mentality</li> <li>Good conceptual intellectual level and able to analyze problems</li> <li>Customer- and result-oriented</li> <li>Team player, pro-active and creative in sustainable solutions</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>What do we have to offer?</strong></p> <p>SVZ offers you an all-round position at a growing international company, part of Döhler Gmbh, that invests in sustainability and its people. You will be part of a professional team, with attention for initiative and personal development. At SVZ we offer you a pleasant working environment, a hybrid form of working in a nice office to meet nice colleagues. And of course a good compensation package with an end-years payment (4.5% of a years-salary), 25 vacation days and 5 ADV days, and also the possibility of a hybrid way of working.</p>