Vacancy at Novozymes Nigeria for an Industry Technology Specialist, Technical Service, Brewing
Novozymes is the world leader in biological solutions. Together with customers, partners and the global community, we improve industrial performance while preserving the planet’s resources and helping build
better lives. As the world’s largest provider of enzyme and microbial technologies, our bioinnovation enables higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits that we rely on today and in the future. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Industry Technology Specialist, Technical Service, Brewing
Reference No: 3839BR
Location: Abuja
Job area: Technical Services
Job Description
- For help growing our Brewing business in Middle East &
Africa (MEA) we are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Industry
Technology Specialist to be located in Kenya or Nigeria - alternatively
another Central African country. You will become part of our Asia
Pacific - Middle East & Africa Technical Service Team that provides
technical support and innovative solutions to Novozymes’ customers in
the Brewing industry.
- We offer a challenging and exciting position with a large area
of responsibility, a large degree of freedom in planning and mode of
action in your work. A highly professional and international environment
will help you to succeed in this challenge. Novozymes will provide the
introduction and training needed to succeed in the job.
- Frequent travelling and customer meetings in MEA will be part of your work.
- You will play a key role in understanding customer needs and be
responsible for initiating and coordinating technical activities. In
close cooperation with R&D and Sales & Marketing you will ensure
professional project management and help to translate market needs into
innovation leads for Novozymes.
- You will create solid business cases together with our customers
and evaluate, plan and carry out projects from laboratory scale to
industrial scale at Novozymes and at clients and partners.
- You will support the development and test marketing of new
solutions, the launching of new products and you are capable of writing
technical articles, and giving speeches at industry conferences.
Requirements
In this position you need:
- A very solid technical understanding based on a university
degree (MSc or PhD) in food technology, biochemistry, chemistry or
natural sciences.
- Experience within enzyme applications is a clear asset, but not
essential. As many of your internal as well as external stakeholders
will be experts in Brewing, being yourself a Brewmaster will certainly
add a lot to your credibility
- A proven business acumen and a strong customer orientation with
experience in partnering including product and service development &
launches
- To be versed in project management in an international environment
- A strong drive, excellent communication and influencing skills while operating effectively in a network based environment
- Proven leadership skills
- Solid experience and understanding of the brewing processing
industry - insights into the specific applications and conditions for
Africa is a clear asset
- Fluency in written and spoken English - additional language skills like French and/or Arabic are a clear asset
Are you the next Zymer in our team? Consider a career with Novozymes and let’s realize your potential together.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline: 1st July, 2017.