What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Bakery Specialist position at Puratos?
Join the Growing Puratos R&D Team!
Our R&D team is expanding and has immediate opportunities for Application Specialists in Chicago, IL, and Pennsauken, NJ! Expand your career with a global leader in the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingredients industry. Share the latest food innovations that promote health and well-being and grow your magic in a supportive culture that fosters professional development and a dynamic, forward-thinking work environment.
Why We Do What We Do
At Puratos, we believe in the power of food to bring people together and create positive change. Our mission is to help our customers succeed by providing innovative, healthy, and sustainable solutions. We are driven by our passion for innovation, health & well-being, and sustainability, which are key drivers of positive change in the market.
What You Will Do
As an Industrial Bakery Specialist (Application Specialist), you will work directly with our customers, becoming an extension of their team. By understanding their needs, you will propose, troubleshoot, develop, and implement solutions on their industrial production lines. Your role is crucial in creating a virtuous circle of joint profitability, allowing Puratos to reinvest in our mission and help our customers delight their customers.
Primary Responsibilities
- Sales Support
- Identify new business opportunities with large customers.
- Detect products at risk and implement appropriate solutions.
- Conduct internal and external presentations and seminars on product benefits.
- Participate in strategic exercises to develop business, based on a good understanding of the local market.
- Troubleshooting at Customer Locations
- Address technical challenges faced by customers in their bakeries.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts at industrial bakeries to protect existing business or develop new opportunities.
- Identify and implement Puratos solutions to resolve customer issues.
- Development & Implementation: New Products and Concepts
- Engage in early-stage developments and create demo concepts.
- Innovate new bread concepts using Puratos technologies, aligned with market trends.
- Apply the Recipe – Additive – Process (R-A-P) approach for successful implementation.
- Lead the execution of new concepts and technical solutions on industrial bakery production lines.
Expertise & Networking
- Become a leading expert through training and field experience.
- Build a high-value network of customers, suppliers, researchers, and the Puratos R&D community.
- Provide intelligence on innovative raw materials and technologies.
Requirements
- 5 years of hands-on experience in industrial bakery production.
- Understanding of ingredient functionality and interactions.
- ICT Skills: Proficiency in standard Windows applications, minimum Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Travel: Up to 70% travel required.
Personal Attributes
- Passion for industry processing, combining intelligence with hands-on skills.
- Analytical and pragmatic approach.
- Highly communicative and dynamic personality.
- Proactive, not accepting the status quo.
- Customer-oriented with a sense for business development opportunities.
- Strong networking skills.
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude.
- Team player with project management capabilities.
What You Can Expect From Puratos
Puratos is a global purpose-driven company focused on bringing people together through food innovation for good. We offer a full range of innovative food ingredients and services for the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate sectors, serving artisans, retailers, industrial and food service companies in over 100 countries around the world. Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core values continue to propel our global ambitions. This coupled with our commitment to our communities is what makes working at Puratos so magical.
We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, designed to promote a Happier, Healthier You. This includes:
- Insurance coverage beginning the first of the month—no extra waiting period to get started
- Immediate 401(k) eligibility including a fully vested matching contribution
- Receive over 5 weeks total of paid time off within your first year of service
- Free life coaches, convenient onsite health exams, 24/7 access to Registered Nurses
- Puratos-paid insurance coverage to protect you and your family including Life and Disability insurance
If you are a solution oriented and analytical thinker with a passion for food and driving results, we invite you to experience the magic of being yourself and join us for “a career for good.”
