Great Bay Baking Center Manager at Lesaffre

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Team Management, Baking Theory, Baking Practice, Project Management, Client Relations, Budgeting, Technical Support, New Product Development, Sensory Analysis, Training Skills, Market Observation, CRM, Financial Monitoring, HR Management, Quality Control, Strategic Planning

Industry

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Description

Company Description As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology. Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet. In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 000 people in more than 50 countries. Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3 billion euros. Job Description Manage the local Baking Center team training & baking skill development continuous evaluation and optimization of the performance & personal efficiency (reporting, technical competencies, involvement) of the team set & evaluate annual objectives for the team members (annual review) be involved in salary reviews & negotiations participate to the recruitment of new Baking Center staff or technologist for the sales team Manage the local Baking Center activities operative (short-term) and strategic (long-term) planning of the Baking Center activities & its resources budget responsibility (OPEX & CAPEX, preparation & monitoring) suggest (technical) investments or replacements when needed receive and operate requests of the other departments (e.g., Marketing, Sales, …) or customers & transfer these requests into planning & activities collect & evaluate feedback from team members, colleagues, and customers to continuously improve the quality of the activities Technical development and services manage technical support organization for internal & external customers (troubleshooting, product launches, starting help, recipe creation) if requested visit customers in their facilities to provide technical assistance participate & conduct technical seminars and trainings prepare cost-in-use and recipe cost calculations quality control in collaboration with quality management Market observation & trends monitoring CRM – report & evaluate relevant customer information (observed during visits or receptions) to sales team and Regional BC Manager monitoring of changes in consumer habits observe and report competitor’s activities providing & organizing samples of new competitor’s products to be benchmarked reporting this information within his/her organization New Product Development & Innovation suggest possible evolutions of local product range & marketing mix in accordance with market trends, innovations, customer & consumer needs regular exchange with & participation in regional networks & communities (APAC BINK) to gather information about new regional & international products & services (LINT APAC subsidiaries) in case of no local product development, organize regular contact with production plants & formulation centers to get to know about new locally developed products & services (min. once per year with the main collaborators) organize & conduct baking trials on these new products Reporting about Baking Center activities (visits, receptions, trainings, customer relation, market observations, projects & baking trials) to… to local line manager according to local interval & procedures to Regional BC Coordinator on quarterly basis collect & report the BC KPI according to LINT procedure monthly Other responsibilities: supervise the proper technical condition of the Baking Center facility and equipment contact with authorities and enforcement of the relevant legal provisions maintain contacts with third parties (e.g. institutes, raw materials suppliers, associations, equipment producers, know-how suppliers, educational institutions, …) adherence to hygienic and safety rules Qualifications Education and experience Bachelor’s degree in food science, cereal science etc. Master, PhD preferred (everything in combination with bakery education/experience) Minimum 5 years experience with working in leading position in a bakery or a comparable industry Fluent English in writing and speaking Knowledge Management – specialist Finance – junior Development – junior Sensory Analysis – junior Baking Theory – specialist Baking Practice – specialist Project Management – specialist Client Relation – specialist Training skills – specialist Technical skills managing skills and interest to drive a team on a short term horizon (baking test requests, visit requests, reception requests, …) and medium term horizon (market observation, product validation & development, new raw material and technology identification, …) baking experience management including HR, projects, materials and finance ability to operate reporting in accordance with responsibility in these domains customer orientation (representation of Lesaffre’s interest in the bakeries and of the bakers in the Lesaffre organization) planning and organization experience regarding events (baking tests, demonstrations, …), projects and staff while respecting resources, the expected deliverables and deadlines internal and external networking skills communication skills to be comfortable in communicating with multi-disciplinary interlocutors in national and English language Managerial & Behavioral Skills Coach – Able to communicate, promotes career development, encourages initiative, promotes team spirit, works alongside team, shows respect, able to listen and to show empathy Pioneer – Able to encourage innovation, is open to change/new ideas Visionary – Able to motivate teams by working on meaningful projects Entrepreneur – Able to create and organize a team, encourages responsibility, able to make decisions, able to undertake proactive and responsive actions Achiever – Able to drive performance, able to work in the field, sets high targets for self and team, shows enthusiasm and competitive spirit Global Company Player – Able to make decisions, promotes cooperation, is customer oriented and ensures top quality service, able to work with others on cross-functional projects, shows transparency and Group spirit Manager – Is stable and open-minded, strives for personal development Other Skills & Knowledge Sense for accuracy and details (meticulous) Strong organization and communication skills Open minded and flexible Free thinking Analytical skills Systematic Wide range of knowledge Creativity Activity: Baking Contract type: Fix term contract

Responsibilities

Manage the local Baking Center team and facility, overseeing both short-term operative activities and long-term strategic planning. Drive technical development, new product innovation, and provide technical support to internal and external customers.