Title:  Technologist Innovation Center

Job Summary

Design and execute the development and formulation of Food and Beverage products to meet customer expectations and support sales performance.

General Responsibilities

• Support superior in managing day-to-day operating expenditures against operating budgets to ensure efficient usage of resources.
• Communicate effectively to the reporting manager and sales team on project progress, results and analysis that will lead to product solutions.
• Cooperate with relevant team/clients to define new market trend, new product concept to identify new opportunities/products/ingredients.
• Maintain test reports, technical literature, equipment calibration, the raw materials database and project status files.
• Develop and formulate new products by providing prototypes, formulations and procedures to support sales performance.
• Design experiments to guarantee the capability and stability of products/samples.
• Maintain a clean and safe working laboratory and operating practice and organize files, computer generated reports and project-related documentation.
• Monitor projects by coordinating with the sales team, including preparation of formulation guidelines, samples of finished products as per the customer expectations, etc.
• Analyze current product profile of key customers to suggest new recipes and techniques for product improvement for our key customers.
• Support in providing technical training for the sales team to upgrade their technical capabilities and product knowledge.
• Implement effective sampling procedures to make sure that samples are packed in hygienic conditions and distributed in a safe manner.
• Assist the sales team to successfully demonstrate product applications to customers by undertaking trials at customer locations; and provide insight feedback and documentation support.
• Support the sales team to resolve technical problems from customers on issues related to product compliance, new applications, innovation and introduction of new products, etc.

Functional Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrate technical knowledge of industry and products; and scientific, chemical and laboratory methods, aligning with proposed marketing concept.
• Demonstrate fluency in local language and ideally in English, both written and spoken.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science/Biotechnology/Chemical Engineering/Food Engineering or related field.
• Minimum two years’ experience in a similar role.

Why It’s Great to Work at DKSH

At DKSH, we are driven by a purpose that goes beyond the ordinary: enriching people's lives. Through the products and services we provide, DKSH positively impacts millions of lives everyday. Join our team where entrepreneurship meets flexible work arrangements. Take the leap and start a journey where you can grow and make a difference! https://www.dksh.com/careers.