Prinsen-Berning

Director R&D / QA
With R&D track record and strong leadership skills 
Helmond/Georgsmarienhütte

Functie

  • Responsible for the organisation and performance of the functional disciplines Research & Development and Quality Assurance
  • Developing and defining the plans for R&D and QA with support base from the organisation and in line with the Prinsen Berning strategy and budget
  • Leading the local teams for R&D and QA (in total around 40 employees) by creating synergies,  professionalising business processes and facilitating people development
  • Implementing the product development and innovation strategy by delivering tailor made customer solutions and by creating new product concepts
  • Building relevant expertise about raw materials, product technology (including process and packaging knowledge) and healthy nutrition
  • Visiting key customers and or promising prospects together with management and/or the sales organisation
  • Setting the required quality standards by harmonising QA systems, managing risks, reducing complexity where possible and utilising best practices
  • Active member of the Management Team and reporting to the CEO.

Profiel

  • Academic level with an educational background in food technology, nutrition or an equivalent
  • Senior and relevant R&D management experience in the international food industry
  • Broad knowledge about raw materials, product technology and healthy nutrition
  • Good understanding about QA standards, systems and processes and the actual requirements from customers and legal authorities
  • Capable of building and managing strong teams and effective processes for R&D and QA, with uniform company standards and local responsibilities in execution
  • Market driven innovation attitude by understanding customer needs and translating this into the required product, technology and packaging solutions
  • Delivering on promise and accountable for performance on target and KPI’s
  • Prepared to work from both locations (Helmond and Georgsmarienhütte) and available to travel on a regular base to business relations
  • Personal skills: strategic vision, innovative mindset, pro-active, inspiring, well organised, collaborative, results driven and pragmatic.

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact Jakob Jan Verbraak, telephone: +31 (0)317-468686 / +31 (0)6-51820349 or apply through our website www.dupp.nl or e-mail your written application to info@dupp.nl

Prinsen Berning has selected DUPP as the only partner for this executive search.