Senior Technical Manager - Health & Wellness - Erlanger, KY

Archer Daniels Midland • Erlanger, KY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role serves as the Food and Beverage Creative, Design, and Development (CD&D) technical support for Microbiome Solutions and other functional ingredients within the Health and Wellness (H&W) portfolio. The position requires product development and project management experience specifically for the North American Food & Beverage (F&B) market. The Senior Technical Manager will act as the technical representative on the CD&D Leadership H&W team, supporting strategy and business plans to achieve growth targets.

Requirements

• Four (4) or more years of experience in food and beverage product development and process know-how.
• Knowledge on functional ingredients, especially probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics.
• Excellence in project management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with cross-functional teams.
• Well-developed communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels, and good presentation skills.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge and technical understanding of different food and beverage market segments.
• Science Degree or higher (chemistry /Food Science/ Food Technology/ Nutrition preferred) at a reputable educational establishment.
• Four (4) or more years of product development experience with ability to develop functional food and beverages (fermentations, probiotics, botanicals etc.).
• Good knowledge of food and beverage manufacturing processes and ideally enumeration methods.
• Good team building and communication skills.
• Highly developed project management skills including a working knowledge of Microsoft office (Excel, PPT, WORD etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Sales talent/experience technical to technical collaboration.
• Alternatively comparable sales and marketing experience within this segment.

Responsibilities

• Member of the H&W team to help support strategic business, product, and account development plans to grow the business.
• Identify and solve technical gaps in the use of H&W portfolio ingredients commercially.
• Oversee customer projects and provide technical expertise in development, scale-up, and commercialization.
• Participate on NA H&W food and beverage projects as a technical expert.
• Support the integration of the H&W portfolio in the Nutrition team and drive commercial differentiation.
• Provide input into the development and optimization of processes and best practices in all areas related to ingredient application in different formats.
• Develop prototypes with H&W ingredients and analyze ingredient compatibility.
• Work on new format development and innovation projects proactively with extended CD&D teams.
• Develop customer relationships and opportunities that yield sales growth in the H&W F&B category.
• Track customer project trials and results, and update data to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with H&W sales teams to engage new opportunities for building the pipeline.

Benefits

• Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
• If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees