Team Lead Product Development

Drawing on more than 150 years of expertise across the agro‑supply chain, our collective knowledge and close collaboration with our partner farmers, customers and suppliers makes us the go‑to fruit and vegetable ingredients supplier for leading food and beverage manufacturers across the globe.

For the department Product & Process Development in Breda/Rijkevorsel, we are looking for a cooperative teamlead producttechnology with passion for food, processes and business. Ready for the next step in your foodcareer?

Team Lead Product Technology & Food Development
Skilled, approachable leader with focus on customers in change and innovation processes.

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

Develop products & processes on lab and pilot scale and support/execute upscaling throughout their factories

Working regularly in the laboratory and in the pilot plant in Rijkevorsel, Belgium

Provide answers to all relevant technical questions from customers

Responsible for technical support between SVZ and key-customers

Follow up customer related multi-disciplinary projects

Optimizing key-work streams and coordinating & executing technical (NPD) projects

You supervise scale up projects of new products in the factories in Poland and Spain

Lead (Initiate, coordinate and execute) innovation projects with- and for customers, closely with Sales

You know how to motivate and manage your team well

What do you bring with you?

Bachelor degree in Food Technology, Process Technology, Product Development or similar

At least 4‑5 years professional experience within product or process development in the (B2B) Food business

Experience with working in multidisciplinary projects (e.g. Sales, R&D, Purchase, Finance)

Practical experience in a pilot environment is an advantage

Theoretical and/or experience-based knowledge in quality assurance

Willingness to travel (international) 10‑20% of the time (e.g. plants in Belgium, Poland, Spain)

Fluent in Dutch and English

Experience in leading people/teams

An international mindset

Able to communicate well and convince at all levels

Hands‑on and a can‑do mentality

Good conceptual intellectual level and able to analyze problems

Customer‑and result‑oriented

Team player, pro‑active and creative in sustainable solutions

What do we have to offer?
SVZ offers an all‑round position at a growing international company, part of Döhler GmbH, that invests in sustainability and its people. You will be part of a professional team, with attention for initiative and personal development. The role includes a pleasant working environment, a hybrid form of working in a nice office to meet nice colleagues, and a good compensation package with an end‑years payment (4.5% of annual salary), 25 vacation days and 5 ADV days, and also the possibility of a hybrid way of working.

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