CFB Technical Service Specialist
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Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Research and Development Technical Services Specialist II will collaborate with a team to execute the business plan to meet business goals. In this role, you will identify and execute new business development projects, lead, prioritize and report on the associated portfolios and drive process improvements using available supporting tools and metrics. Will handle the customer facing, innovation journey across texturizers, starches, sweetness, and fats.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop strong customer relationships at Bakery and/or Dairy key accounts.
- Participate with sales and marketing leaders on customer segmentation and satisfaction, account planning and the use of salesforce.com and Stage-Gate process.
- Support the application center, ensuring a safe working environment, food safety compliance, budget and resource management.
- Provide technical support, identify new solutions to the customer, technical influencer to recommend the best solutions around our ingredient’s portfolio.
- Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex projects.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Experience in a related field: Food Engineer, Food Chemistry, Chemical, Biochemical Engineer, Biotechnology Engineer
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Related work experience in Research and Development, New Product Development, Technical Service on Bakery and/or Dairy industry
- Ability to develop customer relationships and trust through technical knowledge and expertise
- Bakery products applications, new ingredients on starches, texturizers, sweeteners or fats
- Travel availability: Occasional traveling, mainly within Mexico but, internationally may be required.
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