Application Specialist

Do you have the appetite to Grow Your Magic? For Puratos Ireland, based in Dunboyne, we are looking for an Application Specialist. This role offers the opportunity to make a strong impact in a team with ambitious growth and goals, a start-up attitude, and a strong desire to promote Puratos’ innovative solutions in Health & Wellbeing and Sustainability. The Application Specialist is responsible for : supporting large/medium industrial bakeries/patisseries with high-end technical advice throughout the island of Ireland. seek solutions to customers’ needs and help them in the implementation of products and concepts. creating strong and long-term partnerships with the assigned accounts. actively promoting Puratos group’s product lines. The successful candidate will have excellent baking and interpersonal skills, as well as an intimate knowledge of the industrial bakery market. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Reporting to the General Manager, you’ll be involved in: Working with customers to understand their needs and co-create tailored solutions. Leading projects to deploy existing and new products at our customers’ production facilities. Translate the Puratos group guidelines for NPDs towards the Irish market and support the introduction of new products through test baking, samples & trainings. Identifying and managing new business opportunities and risks to existing portfolios, to support the business development team in reaching their sales targets. Operating in a cross-functional team with our local Technical, Marketing and Sales colleagues, or alongside the international and diverse global network of Puratos. Use the collaborative working tools (CRM) and data analytics (PowerBI). Maintain bakery & ingredients knowledge of current and up-and-coming trends, as well as a thorough understanding of all Puratos products. Build strong and long-term relationships at customers, as well as develop and maintain a network of ingredient and equipment experts in Puratos and externally. WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Holder of a 3rd level qualification in bakery, confectionary (or similar). A minimum of 5 years working within an industrial bakery environment.