Vandemoortele
Vandemoortele is a Belgian family controlled food group with a leading European position in frozen bakery products (Bakery Products) and margarines & packed fats (Lipids). The Group is present in 12 European countries with own sales organisations and/or production sites. The Vandemoortele headquarters are located in Ghent, Belgium. The Vandemoortele R&D Department is located in Izegem, Belgium.
Currently, Vandemoortele is looking for a R&D Project Manager Copacking in order to reinforce its R&D team.
R&D Project Manager Copacking
Description de la fonction
Your added value:
In this newly created function you will be responsible for the development of copacking products with focus on the technical coordination of the copacking activities in close cooperation with the Commercial Manager. This means that you will combine technical and project management skills in order to achieve following tasks:
- Set up and coordinate the technical feasibility study for new copacking projects;
- Participate in kick-off meetings with customers to define the scope, timing and resources of the project;
- Coordinate not only the development of products, both packaging and recip.
- Follow up trials on pilot scale and industrial scale;
- Plan and follow up results of internal and external taste panels and/or application trials;
- Give technical support and provide all relevant information to production, purchase, quality;
- Discuss methods of analysis, calculation ingredients, specifications, ingredient declarations with the customer and get the technical approval of the customer for the developed products;
- Streamline and facilitate all technical communication with the customer;
- Keep an overview of the copacking portfolio for all production sites by means of the follow up of all changes of the current copacking products on demand of the production plant, customer or other parties and keep an overview of all communication, remarks, questions concerning these products and changes;
- Build up specific technical and scientific knowledge via the internal network as well as via external contacts and publications;
- Leading multidisciplinary teams in function of the projects.
Profil
- You hold an academic degree in Applied Food Sciences & Technology, Bio-Engineering or Chemistry;
- You have at least 3 to 8 years of experience in an industrial R&D environment or you combine a Phd with a high level of maturity and impact;
- You have significant understanding and knowledge of product development, product optimization and project management methods;
- You combine high technical skills and a profound interest in food technology with excellent communication and networking skills. Furthermore, your pragmatic, dynamic and persuasive personality facilitates change and innovation and motivates your team and project members;
- You speak English, Dutch and French. German is an asset.
- You are flexible and willing to travel up to 20%.
Offre
Vandemoortele offers you an exciting and innovating job, an A to Z R&D responsibility for a new business and this within a dynamic culture, a pleasant atmosphere in a Belgian international company. Our stimulating, people-centered environment gives you every opportunity for personal development.