Senior Executive - Research & Development

Role & responsibilities:

* Ensure food safety & quality of Bunge products and in compliance to all food laws.

* Develop new products and optimize existing products on quality, application, cost and delivery.

* Plan, conduct and monitor progress of pilot scale trials in line with innovation pipelines.

* Lead a team of junior management in new product and process developments, renovations, pilot plant & scale up operations, cost reduction exercises etc.

* Carry out competition benchmarking time to time and come up with continuous improvement opportunities.

* Liase with application, operations etc. on new product development & delivery, cost reduction, scale ups, operations etc.

* Provide oils & fats support to bakery ingredient portfolio teams

Knowledge and Skills:

Behavior

Use knowledge of Bunges business, structure and strategy to develop innovative solutions to improve results or eliminate problems.

Build partnerships, appropriately influence to gain commitment, foster talent and coach others to grow in current or future roles..

Drive results through high standards, focus on key priorities, organization, and preparing others for change.

Technical

* Sound knowledge of basic sciences & engineering

* Well versed with analytical testing & handling of analytical equipments such as GC, HPLC, IR, UV etc.

* Experience in handling pilot / plant operations.

* Basic Knowledge of food applications (baking, frying, culinary etc.), food laws (FSSAI, FPO etc.), Microbiology, process control aspects, functional & protective packaging

Special features of job:

*Ability to manage product & process development and identify synergies among various operations & food applications.

Preferred candidate profile:

* Good at computers & presentation skills.

* Travel to factories, markets etc.

Personality requirements:

* Good Analytical & Problem Solving ability

* Effective Communication Skills

* Entrepreneurial Spirit

* Ability to see synergies

* For behavior competencies please refer to the Bunge Leadership Model