Account Manager
Core
Drive innovation and product development for bakery ingredients, moving concepts to commercialization while supporting customers with new applications and recipes.
Role type
Senior Account Manager (Bakery Ingredients & Innovation)
Builds
Novel bakery ingredient applications, new product concepts, and commercialized recipes for the bakery market.
Domain
Food & Beverage / Bakery Ingredients / R&D to Commercialization
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Recipe development, raw material sourcing, product costing, trial execution, customer education, CRM/BI system usage, market research, technical baking knowledge, relationship building, strategic planning
Preferred skills
Knowledge of Foodworks 10 database, experience with food fibers/proteins/starches/hydrocolloids/texturants, travel to Pacific Islands
Technologies
CRM systems, Business Intelligence (BI) systems, Foodworks 10
Responsibilities
Develop new recipes and processes, research consumer markets and technologies, source raw materials, prepare product costings, run product trials, coordinate complaint investigations, compile product specifications, design large-scale production processes, test bake blended products, support sales with new offerings, educate customers, develop customer strategies, seek new business opportunities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with commercial focus