Job Summary

Provide innovative concepts, direction and manage Bread and Ferment Application for NPD/EPD/VE defined by Bakery stakeholders in order to ensure proper launch according with funnel pipeline. Define long term and short- term goals to identify growth opportunities, formulating action plan across the R&D community.

We are seeking a talented and experienced Bakery Application Development Manager (Chef) to join our team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating high-quality applications for the Bread &ferments industry and will possess the technical expertise and leadership skills necessary to drive our development efforts forward.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the international technical advisors and application specialists bread & ferments team.
• Help Central/BU R&D teams to understand product requirements, attributes, texture by doing demonstration.
• Provide Technical inputs to Central R&D team
• Create Innovative recipes from Bread &ferments range of products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, Concept design, and quality assurance, to drive the development process from concept to delivery.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, leveraging this knowledge to drive innovation and continuous improvement within the development team.
• Oversee the planning and execution of application development projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Central O&F and creams R&D to design applications that promotes distribution of O&F and Creams skus through bakery sales channel.
• Organize internal and external training and workshops for IFFCO business teams and IFFCO customers

KPIs

• Define and implement best practices for application development, presentation quality, concept scalability, and food safety.
• Develop test baking protocols for Bread &ferments range of products - Improvers, mixes, laminated pastry, vienessorie etc.
• Engage, and travel to the customer if needed, with key customers\' R&D teams for product development and application support to develop tailored customer solutions (20% time)

Work experience requirement

• Bachelor\'s degree in hotel management having bakery as expertise advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience in software development, with a focus on applications for the food industry, preferably within the patisserie

Qualification

• Must have a Bachelor Degree in Food Technology or related field.
• Master Degree in Food Technology or related field is desirable.

Competencies

Communicating effectively

Customer Centricity

Innovation

Planning & Decision Making

Self and Team Management

Business Unit: Research & Development (UAE) (3141)

Business Group: Oils&Fats (239)

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