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In collaboration with IFR-A, we are looking for a New Products Development Manager for AGRANA. Founded as the holding company of the Austrian sugar and starch industry in 1988, AGRANA has successfully transformed to become a company that is active well beyond the borders of Austria, having nearly ten-fold its revenues during this time. Their product range extends from fruit preparations e.g. for yoghurts, fruit juice concentrates and starches for food and technical applications to bioethanol as a sustainable and environmentally-friendly fuel to many different varieties of sugar. At AGRANA, they all share one vision – to be the quality leader in terms of adding value to agricultural commodities to make outstanding fruit, starch and sugar products. That’s why they offer their customers optimal solutions for food and industrial products in terms of quality.
Want to join a very fast-growing and dynamic company specialized in fruit and beverage sectors?
Functie
- Spread into the group the knowledge of the Foodservice, all over the world in order to make the company an expert of the sector
- Map the customers' R&D structure and develop relationships with key contacts in order to get new briefings/opportunities
- Provide accounts with a continuous support so that they enjoy a high-quality service in order to promote profitable sales relationships
- Support the sales thanks to a deep knowledge of customers, allowing them to make relevant decisions in order to achieve (or overcome) the sales objectives
- Manage (transversally) and coordinate the global projects supported by local new products teams
- Behave like an inspiring leader for the teams, while finding solutions to problems and thinking out of the box
- Train and manage local NPD teams within a matricial organization in compliance with the company's rules and global working methods
- Support the category plans development for the customers.
Profiel
- You have an Engineering Degree or equivalent and a minimum 5-year experience in the Foodservice environment as an R&D head of project, an R&D head of product, a head of new products, an innovation manager, a head of design thinking or similar functions as long as you operate in the development of new products
- Your knowledge of beverage, toppings and/or flavours are a real assets. A familiarity with food packagings and technologies would be appreciated
- You are able to easily transfer knowledge to other people, especially in a cross-cultural environment and to support the teams to become experts of foodservice. Your network skills are very solid
- Inspiring leadership (transversal management), capacity to switch from a project to another, ability to prioritize, customer- & solution- orientation and team player mindset are your main strong points.
Indien je geïnteresseerd bent in bovengenoemde functie verzoeken wij je contact op te nemen met Michiel Dekkers, telefoon: 0317-468686 / 06-86805669 of te solliciteren via onze website www.dupp.nl, dan wel jouw reactie te e-mailen naar info@dupp.nl.
