Application Specialist Recruitment at Puratos Nigeria

Founded in Belgium in 1919, Puratos is growing rapidly with over 9000 employees in 75 countries, with a consolidated turnover of over €2 billion in 2019. Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit and core values continue to propel our global ambitions. This, coupled with our commitment to our communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Application Specialist

Job Location: Lagos

Position Overview

• Reporting directly to the General Manager, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible to support profitable business growth at industrial / semi-industrial sized customers by proposing & implementing on their line’s innovative concepts and solutions and by troubleshooting specific issues at customers.

Key Accountabilities

• Implementation of new products and concepts on industrial lines
• Participate in the early stages of new developments and the creation of demo concepts
• Understand R-A-P approach required for successful implementation

Trouble Shooting at Customers:

• To ensure existing sales or to develop new business opportunities
• Capable to associate different Puratos technologies in finished products

Business Development support to Sales by:

• Identifying new business opportunities at large customers (prospection)
• Detecting products at risk
• Implementing appropriate solutions (existing and new)
• Making internal and external presentation and seminars explaining benefits of our products
• Participate in strategic exercises intending to develop our business in the above-mentioned products. This should be based on a good understanding of the local market.

Manage accurately all technical administration

• Build an accessible project documentation by using the project table (C-projects), formulation sheets template, customer visit template, storage of relevant information, …

Build expertise & network in specialty area

• Becoming leading expert in the product range by training and field experience.
• Build around the expertise an active network of high commercial value of customers, machine suppliers, researchers, vendors and the international Puratos R&D community
• Provide intelligence on innovative raw materials & technologies that can differentiate our products
• Assure premium performances of the R&D lab by designing standardized baking tests and respecting the 5S and GMP policy.
• Act with Safety in mind.

Food Safety:

• Report all food safety and quality issues to immediate Supervisor and / or head of Quality and take immediate action as appropriate within the team as defined by Quality procedures.
• Comply with our food safety procedures upon new raw material selection, product development or modification and sample preparation.
• Responsible for any other assignment given by the direct superior

Profile

• Academic Degree
• Had a Training in Food Science, Food Technology or similar - Understand functionality of ingredients / additives and interaction between carrier-filling etc.
• Experience (years & type of experience): 5 years of hands-on experience in industrial bakery, patisserie, or chocolate production
• Languages: English
• ICT: : standard windows – min excel
• Other expertise: Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Mobility: up to 70% to time

Required Competencies:

• Passion for industry processing (culture) – combines intelligence with hands-on
• Mix of Analytical and highly communicative person
• Dynamic and pro-active personality doesn’t accept the status quo
• Customer-oriented with sense for business development opportunities
• Strong networker
• Self-motivated and positive attitude
• Team player - functions in project mgmt.

Note: Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Of course Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, group insurance, healthcare, training…) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape.