Job Description

Location: South Africa : Johannesburg
Country: South Africa

Do you want to help improve food and health around the world?

At Chr. Hansen, food and health is at the heart of everything we do and our natural ingredients are consumed by more than 1 billion people every day. As a global market leader in bioscience, we have the opportunity to address important global challenges such as food waste, healthy living and sustainable agriculture and we need the brightest and most passionate people on board to succeed. We strive to include diversity, equality and inclusion into our actions at work on a daily basis. Want to join us?

What would your role look like?

Provide application and technical support to internal and external stakeholders for the purpose of reaching and exceeding the sales budget in the Southern African region. This is a hybrid role split between the dairy application centre (Bellville South) and private home-office. Travel in South Africa, as well as occasional travel in Southern Africa and to UAE/Europe may be required.

Key Tasks:

• Manage the Local Application Centre (LAC) in Cape Town, South Africa
• In close collaboration with the sales team design, follow and execute customer generated projects and secure right data collection and validation to enable successful implementation of Chr. Hansen culture and/or enzyme solutions
• Participate in technical presentations to customers, explaining the use of Chr. Hansen ingredients in food application
• Provide excellent customer support for cultures and enzymes by plant visits, audits, and troubleshooting (phage audits etc.) when required
• Responsible for sample requests, TSR submissions and the follow-up thereof
• Provide timely internal and external customer related reports
• Be able to read, collect data, analyse and interpret general business and technical information
• Participate in monthly sales review meetings to discuss key projects and opportunities
• In collaboration with global and local business development support, assist with the implementation of new product launches or concepts including PR activities, planning of customer seminars and local sales campaigns
• Utilise Sales Force for project monitoring and interaction with CH colleagues
• Travel up to 20% is required for this position

Who are we looking for?

• Education & Experience: M.Sc/B.Sc in Food/Dairy Science with a minimum of 2 years' experience.
• Practical experience in the dairy industry and a good theoretical understanding of dairy production processes is advantageous.
• Ability to read, write and speak English is a requirement. Strong communication skills, via various channels, are a great advantage.
• Position demands an individual with good analytical skills, a structured approach to tasks, high energy and flexibility in their schedule, good time management and task prioritization capabilities, willingness to learn and get involved in tasks beyond the formal scope of the role and a can-do attitude.
• We are looking for a team player who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.

What we offer you?

• We offer an interesting opportunity to have an important role supporting the future success of Chr. Hansen
• Responsibility accompanied by acting with freedom
• Join a company with a strong purpose and unique relevance in the market

At Chr. Hansen, we offer a working opportunity that you can take part in setting the agenda. In each of our 32 global offices, you will be able to experience an agile organization where takes a short way from idea to implementation. We believe that engagement matters. Our inspiring work environment and collaborative culture would allow you to continuously develop both personally and professionally.

As a market leader, Chr. Hansen has constantly pioneered science for almost 150 years and expanded into new area for a more sustainable future. Our founder, Christian D. A. Hansen, was a true entrepreneur and his mentality is still very present and valued today. We keep looking for people who can take charge and come up with new ideas to strengthen our team.

Join us and take part in making a meaningful difference!

If you need more information?

If you have any questions, or require further information, please feel free to contact Jenny Lombard, General Manager Southern Africa, on zajelo@chr-hansen.com.

The deadline for applications is 8 September 2023. Please submit your cover letter and CV as soon as possible, as we will be screening incoming applications continually. Read more about a career at Chr. Hansen here:

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About Chr. Hansen

Chr. Hansen is the world's most sustainable food ingredients company and uniquely positioned to drive positive change through our microbial solutions, which touch the lives of more than 1 billion people every day. Over more than 145 years, we have worked to enable sustainable agriculture, cleaner labels and healthier living for more people around the world. We have come far on our journey, and delivered strong results, and as we continue to unlock the power of good bacteria through new technologies, there is so much more we can do.

We are passionate about what we do because we know we can make a difference for people, animals and plants. And ultimately for our planet. It's part of our culture, our history and our strategy.

Chr. Hansen