Innovation & Business Specialist
LesaffreShanghaiUpdate time: January 28,2022
Job Description

Company Description

With more than 160 years of expertise, Biospringer is the global producer of natural flavor bases and flavor building blocks.

This Lesaffre business unit bring to food producers the most comprehensive yeast derived product range with yeast extracts, dried food yeasts, autolyzed yeasts, natural flavors and more.

Job Description

Ÿ   Look after the assigned customers, visit existing and new accounts, seek and assess customer needs, provide products and services solutions, and deepen relationships

Ÿ   Responsible for technical support and products promotion to the targeted customers

Ÿ   Directly and through distributors, develop sales with target customers in collaboration with other related departments:

-        Identify, list and visit prospects and potential partners to get detailed information about their needs and to promote our solutions / products

-        Follow up new business opportunities internally and externally

Ÿ   Play an active role in identifying innovative opportunities and growing the projects pipeline in China: evaluate and ensure the relevancy of new projects uploaded

Ÿ   Work under project mode with Innovation manager & related involved team (specifications / timing / resources / deliverable / reporting…) by ensuring proper communication onto project progress and issues with project team and management

Ÿ   Train and guide internal & external stakeholders on Biospringer’s products usage and benefits in final applications, technical specifics: organoleptic, nutritional and functional added values

Ÿ   Define action plans to develop innovative technical solutions to win the identified innovative opportunities, in cooperation with Innovation manager, Culinary Center and sales team

Ÿ   Actively communicate with and assist the Culinary Center’s experts in formulation, re-formulation

Ÿ   Be an active member of Innovation platform for Chinese market: market trend / on-going projects / proposal of new products / competitor survey / market opportunities…

Ÿ   Cooperate with the Marketing department for promotional activities and participate actively in trade shows, exhibitions, seminars, etc.,

Ÿ   Follow company pricing and sample process and standard before presenting to customers

Ÿ   Complete and submit in time the requested reports, include but not limit to weekly work report, customer visit planning, project reports, etc.

Ÿ   Other assignments assigned by line manager

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree: Food engineering / Chemical / Biology / Biochemical / Biotech
  • Working experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience
  • Background: multinational company or big key local player, preference Food business
  • Technical background is a must & business development experience would be adding value
  • English skills + communication + project management

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