Innovation Specialist - Dairy
Are you a passionate, creative foodie with a love for dairy innovation? We’re looking for someone to shake up the dairy world at I.T.S. You’ll be spotting trends, crafting bold dairy flavour concepts, and working hands-on with customers to bring exciting products to life. Stay ahead of trends & showcase our flavours in new formats And the best part? You’ll be working in our brand-new flavour innovation centre, complete with a fully stocked bar. You'll even have a purpose built dairy applications lab ready to make your very own.
What you’ll do:
Main purpose of role
Reporting to the Head of Customer Partnerships, the candidate will be responsible for the total ownership of the innovation and strategy of I.T.S. activity within the Dairy sector. This will include the development of new initiatives and campaigns, working closely with Marketing & Commercial to develop and anticipate future trends in flavour. The candidate will be proactive with new and existing customers looking for new ideas and concepts across markets and countries to inspire them and develop their business with I.T.S.
Duties and responsibilities
* Working closely with customers to maintain and develop existing and new Dairy-based products through proactive innovation
* Supporting and working closely with the Head of Customer Partnerships on key accounts
* Delivering costings and specifications of flavours to the customer
* Liaise with the Flavourists, Technical & Commercial teams to deliver all Dairy related customer project briefs
* Explore and develop new Dairy application formats designed to showcase I.T.S. flavours.
* Develop sector skills, commercial awareness and networking through attendance at relevant exhibitions, conferences, seminars, webinars etc
* Be comfortable with delivering I.T.S presentations to customers
* Create short reports, highlighting new launches, new market products, and any major findings.
* Establish and maintain all recipes used and developed.
* Work closely with the I.T.S. Technical department to ensure that all relevant documentation is provided to the customer
* Expand technical understanding of Dairy formulations and manufacturing processes.
* Understand the functionality of key recipe ingredients, their interactions with each other and their synergy with manufacturing processes and able to utilise I.T.S pilot plant facilities
* Demonstrate and develop a broad understanding of the Dairy sector, in particular monitoring trends and how these could fit with I.T.S. activity.
The successful applicant will need to be able to demonstrate the following qualifications and experience
* Hard working, passionate with a desire to learn
* Professional food-related or industry qualification
* A minimum 1 year’s relevant experience in this sector
* Customer facing, with strong communication skills & the ability to adopt different communication platforms
* Have a passion for food and a willingness to support all areas of the I.T.S business when required
What we offer you in return
* Competitive Salary
* Company Bonus Scheme
* Up to 10% Pension
* Private Health including Dental & Optical cover
* On Site Parking
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.