Client: Global Food Ingredients Manufacturer
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Role Purpose
The Applications Meat Manager ensure short and long term profitability within the client portfolio for the meat industry through process and products/ recipes optimization and optimal development and innovation.
The role will manage a team of six people.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and manage a competitive hydrocolloid portfolio for meat applications, in line with market trends and company strategy.
* Drive and support R&D programs for meat solutions, ensuring robustness, process fit, and successful industrial scale-up.
* Deliver high-quality and consistent technical customer support, including troubleshooting and issue resolution.
* Support sales through technical customer visits, trials, validations, and value-based technical presentations.
* Contribute to industry events, exhibitions, and the creation of technical documentation and application materials.
* Lead, motivate, and develop the applications team, ensuring clear objectives, priorities, and best laboratory practices.
* Train sales teams and stakeholders on meat applications, technical solutions, and value-in-use concepts.
* Monitor and control indirect costs, ensuring budget compliance and continuous efficiency improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
* Degree in Food Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
* Minimum 10 years' experience in meat R&D or technical-commercial roles(meat specialist)
* Hands-on laboratory experience with texture analysis and physicochemical testing.
* Experience in pilot-scale or industrial process validation.
* High level of English (C1)
* Valuable good level Spanish
* Availability to travel (customer visits, technical events, trade fairs).
* Based in Vigo (Galicia, Spain)
Preferred
* Familiarity with industrial meat processing and related equipment.
* Experience delivering technical training or application support to clients. xsgfvud
* Knowledge of food regulations and quality systems.