What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Science Expert position at Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.?
Job Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Food Science Expert to join our dynamic team at Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. This multifaceted role combines technical expertise with customer-facing sales support, providing critical resources for both internal teams and external customers. The Technical Sales Specialist will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for our product portfolio, offering guidance on product applications, troubleshooting customer challenges, and driving strategic growth opportunities.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in food science or related fields, excellent communication skills, and a passion for solving technical problems in the food and beverage industry. Key responsibilities include serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the company's product portfolio, providing technical guidance and recommendations to customers, collaborating with customers to troubleshoot technical challenges, and gathering and relaying detailed technical information from customers for product matching, complaint resolution, and new product development projects.
Other key responsibilities include identifying areas of potential growth in product offerings and business expansion to meet customer needs and align with company goals, partnering with marketing and sales leadership to develop and execute strategic initiatives that drive innovation, new product development, and market expansion, acting as a key member of the technical team to support sales efforts, and participating in product demonstrations, customer training, and technical consultations. Additionally, this role requires conducting food and beverage applications work in kitchen and laboratory settings, creating prototypes to support sales, marketing, and product/market development efforts.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative environment where you will excel at building customer relationships, contribute to innovation and product development, adhere to all government and company safety, sanitation, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) policies and regulations, and ensure compliance with SQF (Safe Quality Food), Food Safety, and Food Quality standards in all activities.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or higher in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific field, 2-5 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role within the food or beverage industry, work history in a food manufacturing environment, and proficiency in Microsoft Suite for technical documentation, presentations, and data analysis.
We are seeking a skilled Food Science Expert to join our dynamic team at Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. This multifaceted role combines technical expertise with customer-facing sales support, providing critical resources for both internal teams and external customers. The Technical Sales Specialist will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for our product portfolio, offering guidance on product applications, troubleshooting customer challenges, and driving strategic growth opportunities.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in food science or related fields, excellent communication skills, and a passion for solving technical problems in the food and beverage industry. Key responsibilities include serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the company's product portfolio, providing technical guidance and recommendations to customers, collaborating with customers to troubleshoot technical challenges, and gathering and relaying detailed technical information from customers for product matching, complaint resolution, and new product development projects.
Other key responsibilities include identifying areas of potential growth in product offerings and business expansion to meet customer needs and align with company goals, partnering with marketing and sales leadership to develop and execute strategic initiatives that drive innovation, new product development, and market expansion, acting as a key member of the technical team to support sales efforts, and participating in product demonstrations, customer training, and technical consultations. Additionally, this role requires conducting food and beverage applications work in kitchen and laboratory settings, creating prototypes to support sales, marketing, and product/market development efforts.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative environment where you will excel at building customer relationships, contribute to innovation and product development, adhere to all government and company safety, sanitation, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) policies and regulations, and ensure compliance with SQF (Safe Quality Food), Food Safety, and Food Quality standards in all activities.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or higher in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific field, 2-5 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role within the food or beverage industry, work history in a food manufacturing environment, and proficiency in Microsoft Suite for technical documentation, presentations, and data analysis.
