Global Technical developer

Job description

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

What makes us proud?

Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.

Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

Global Technical Developer  

 

What We Need  

We are seeking a Global Technical Business Developer to work closely with our Global Account Manager to foster the expansion of Food & Protein Specialties in designated global accounts. This entails gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the account's strategies to effectively construct and implement the technical strategy. 

 

What We Offer  

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Enjoy a highly collaborative team environment with ample room for exponential career growth. 

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Competitive pay, annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits, 6.2% company retirement contribution, and professional development opportunities. 

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Generous paid time off and 12 annual paid company holidays. 

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12 weeks 100% paid maternity leave, and up to 4 weeks 100% paid parental leave (including adoption/surrogacy/foster care leave) for non-birthing parents. Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement program.  

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Annual wellness benefit and wellness centered programs focused on your health needs. 

 

What You’ll Do  

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Develop technical relationships and partnerships between Roquette and Global Account(s) in strong collaboration with Global Account manager. 

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Propose and execute the strategic technical plan in accordance with the global account manager. 

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Continuously ensure a clear understanding of the customer's expectations for the Roquette technical teams by creating a strong dynamic. 

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Promote and be accountable for developing interfaces/contacts in the technical team at the customers global account, generating strong collaboration with the Roquette technical team. 

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Lead coordination between regional technical developers and technical teams involved in the customer journey.   

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Lead technical support through collaboration with sales and lead with strong technical knowledge and a go-to market approach to growth commercial opportunities. 

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Participate in and define the technical action/ go-to market plan linked to Roquette’s commercial Sales strategy on market overseas. 

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Support innovation process through collaboration with customers’ technical team (s). 

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Oversee technical support to customers to speed our growth on the market on solutions we provide to the food market. 

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Identify new project opportunities through relationship building, networking, educational opportunities (like Lunch and Learns), trade shows and training events. Support and grow the Sales Funnel. 

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Support Roquette promotional campaigns to customers in coordination with Sales, Application, and Marketing. 

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Coordinate the relationship between the regional Roquette and customer’s food application team(s). 

 

What You’ll Need  

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MS in Food Science, Food Engineering, Food Chemistry, or equivalent. 

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12 to 20 years of industry food product development experience or food ingredients technical sales experience with strong interpersonal skills in transmission and commercial sense. 

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Experience in technical development will be well appreciated. 

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Strong business acumen: understanding the food ingredients distribution market & understanding the drivers for financial and business growth. 

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Strong collaboration skills: ability to work effectively in a transversal team environment including external stakeholders 

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Understanding of ingredients and usage; interactions and processing 

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Strong communication skills 

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Delivers messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner in different cultures 

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Actively listens and checks for understanding. 

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Ability to effectively present information to groups and respond to questions from external counterparts. 

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Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills e.g. delivering presentations. 

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Domestic and international travel (up to 30%) required. 

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Proficiency in Microsoft Office (word, excel, power-point,) 

 

Competencies   

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The job requires close teamwork between sales, CTS teams, R&D, quality and marketing and business teams and a collaborative mindset. 

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Each Roquette employee, regardless of location should commit and act, under all circumstances, in accordance with the values and principles of the Group Code of Conduct /Ethics, as well as Quality & Safety policies. 

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together !

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences. 

Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com