Reference No: 3839BR Job area: Technical Services Job Description
For help growing our Brewing business in Middle East & Africa (MEA) we are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Industry Technology Specialist to be located in Kenya or Nigeria – alternatively another Central African country. You will become part of our Asia Pacific – Middle East & Africa Technical Service Team that provides technical support and innovative solutions to Novozymes’ customers in the Brewing industry.
You will play a key role in understanding customer needs and be responsible for initiating and coordinating technical activities. In close cooperation with R&D and Sales & Marketing you will ensure professional project management and help to translate market needs into innovation leads for Novozymes.
You will create solid business cases together with our customers and evaluate, plan and carry out projects from laboratory scale to industrial scale at Novozymes and at clients and partners.
You will support the development and test marketing of new solutions, the launching of new products and you are capable of writing technical articles, and giving speeches at industry conferences.
We offer a challenging and exciting position with a large area of responsibility, a large degree of freedom in planning and mode of action in your work. A highly professional and international environment will help you to succeed in this challenge. Novozymes will provide the introduction and training needed to succeed in the job.
Frequent travelling and customer meetings in MEA will be part of your work.
Requirements In this position you need:
A very solid technical understanding based on a university degree (MSc or PhD) in food technology, biochemistry, chemistry or natural sciences.
Experience within enzyme applications is a clear asset, but not essential. As many of your internal as well as external stakeholders will be experts in Brewing, being yourself a Brewmaster will certainly add a lot to your credibility
Solid experience and understanding of the brewing processing industry – insights into the specific applications and conditions for Africa is a clear asset
A proven business acumen and a strong customer orientation with experience in partnering including product and service development & launches
To be versed in project management in an international environment
A strong drive, excellent communication and influencing skills while operating effectively in a network based environment
Proven leadership skills
Fluency in written and spoken English – additional language skills like French and/or Arabic are a clear asset
Are you the next Zymer in our team? Consider a career with Novozymes and let’s realize your potential together.
Apply via :
krb-sjobs.brassring.com
