R&D Manager Industrial Patisserie Applications (Groot-Bijgaarden, BE, 1702)

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R&D Manager Industrial Patisserie Applications

Your Mission 

As R&D Manager Industrial Patisserie Applications, you play a key role in accelerating the growth of our Industrial and Semi‑Industrial Patisserie business worldwide. You translate market and customer needs into robust, scalable product and process solutions. By combining applied R&D expertise with strong collaboration across markets, you help bring innovation to life in real industrial environments. Your work directly contributes to business growth, profitability, and customer success.

Key Accountabilities 

• Lead applied R&D activities for Industrial and Semi‑Industrial Patisserie applications, from concept development to industrial implementation.
• Define and develop the product range for industrial patisserie in close collaboration with the different countries, Product Management, and Business Development.
• Drive new product development and optimization projects, ensuring strong product performance, cost optimization, and industrial feasibility.
• Support countries and key customers through technical expertise, customer visits, and tailored application solutions.
• Build and share technical and scientific know‑how across the global R&D network, enabling local teams to operate more independently.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Quality, Purchasing, and Supply Chain to ensure smooth scale‑up, compliance, and risk management.
• Develop and deliver technical training for R&D and business teams on ingredients, formulations, processes, and applications.

 

 

 

Who are we looking for? 

• You hold a Master’s degree in Bioscience Engineering, Food Technology, or an equivalent scientific discipline.
• You have at least 5 years of experience in R&D within the food industry, ideally with exposure to industrial bakery or patisserie applications.
• You combine strong knowledge of ingredients functionality with a solid understanding of food processing and quality.
• You demonstrate a hands‑on, solution‑oriented mindset with a customer centric focus.
• You communicate confidently and collaborate easily with multicultural, cross‑functional stakeholders.
• You are digitally savvy, with a proactive mindset towards exploring and adopting new digital tools and solutions
• You are comfortable working in an international environment and are willing to travel globally (around 30%).
• You are fluent in English; additional languages are a plus

 

What you can expect from Puratos? 

We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments. 

You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are key. You can count on a competitive salary package with attractive benefits such as: 

• Meal vouchers (9€/day)

• Group, dental and hospitalization insurance fully paid by Puratos
• Company Car
• Bonus

• Minimum 5 training days per year
• A wide variety of Health&Wellbeing benefits

• Responsibilities and the possibility to take ownership of your work

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