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ANALYTICAL POSITIONS:


CULINARY ARTS POSITIONS:


ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING POSITIONS:


FLAVOR CREATION POSITIONS:

Sr. Flavorist - Baking & Grain Milled Products
Requirements: Prefer a technical degree with 8-12 yrs. creative flavor development experience. Will focus on development and applications of sweet flavor systems to baking and grain based products. Will also work directly with customers and mentor junior creative Flavorists for this major flavor and ingredients processor. Position has been created due to growth. Reports to VP Technology. 
Location: Midwest Based.
Salary Range: Salary Range: $165-$195K + 25% Bonus

 

Sr. Flavorist - Beverage/Dairy Flavors
Requirements: Prefer a technical degree with at least 8-12yrs. creative flavor development experience. Will focus on development and applications of beverage and dairy/nutritional flavor systems. Will also work directly with customers and mentor junior creative Flavorists of this major flavor and ingredients processor. Position has been created due to growth and product demand. Reports to Technical Director. 
Location:
Salary Range: Salary Range: $165-$195K + 25% Bonus

 


GENERAL MANAGEMENT:

VP & General Manager - Organic Ingredients
Requirements: Prefer a degree plus ten years previous food ingredients sales and marketing experience with some P&L responsibility. Will be responsible for general management of an organic food ingredients division of a $65M national nutritional foods company. Reports to COO of this mid_sized, high quality organization. Position has been created due to acquisition and growth.
Location: Southwest Michigan
Salary Range: $130K plus bonus and equity ownership

 


HUMAN RESOURCES POSITIONS:

 


MICROBIOLOGY POSITIONS:


OPERATIONS POSITIONS:

Production Team Leader
Requirements: Prefer a BS Chem. Engr. with 3-10 yrs. previous production/operations experience. Will have leadership responsibilities for day to day operations, troubleshooting to assure consistent plant yields and output quality and provide support for new programs that affect daily operations. Will supervise union production employees in this global food ingredients processor. Position is open due to growth. 
Location: Midwest Based.
Salary Range: Salary Range: $65-$85K + Bonus

 

Plant Manager - Fermentation
Requirements: Prefer a Chemical Engineering degree with 10_15 yrs. process manufacturing experience related to fermentation, within a food or chemical related industry. Must be six_sigma knowledgeable with a proven record of success in operations management. Will be directly accountable for a four shift, 7 day operation with a $60M budget. A high degree of technical expertise and management is critical to success. Process yields and energy generation/utilization are important keys to process economics at this union facility. Mentor capability a plus. Reports to Director Operations for this major, global food and chemical ingredients processor.
Location: Relocation to Southern California is Mandatory
Salary Range: Negotiable

 


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT POSITIONS:

R&D Manager Bread Products
Requirements: Prefer BS Food Science, MS a plus with at least five years experience in research and development of baked food products. Emphasis to be based on Bread and rolls. Will be responsible for the development of new products and concepts, adaption of existing formulas and creation of unique products to meet customer needs. Will travel to and work with many major US baking processors. Will also attend training in Europe for this major, global food ingredients supplier. Position is available due to growth and reports to Sr. Director R&D. 
Location: New Jersey
Salary Range: $75-$105K plus bonus and relocation.

 

Food Technologist-Salad Dressings/Condiments
Requirements: Prefer a technical degree and 6-10 years product development experience related to condiments, marinades and salad dressings. Will work with internal sales force and customers developing new products, applications and reformulations. Reports to VP Technical Service of this high quality, retail and private label food processor. Position is open due to growth in sales. 
Location: Southeast based
Salary Range: Salary Range: $60-$90K

 


PURCHASING POSITIONS:

Associate Director Logistics Programs
Requirements: BS Logistics, Supply Chain or Business, MBA or MS a plus with 10-15 years experience in rail & truck logistics, supply chain, purchasing or a combination. Will focus primarily on comprehensive development of long-term logistics strategies, creation and implementation of logistics infrastructure development aligned with strategic business plans, and the development of supply chain programs providing cost efficient logistic processes, for this major, global food ingredients supplier. Will work closely with operations, sales, finance and technology divisions internally. Reports to North American President. 
Location: Illinois
Salary Range: $130-$160K plus bonus

 

Associate Director Supply Chain
Requirements: Prefer BS Economics, MS or MBA a plus with 12-15 years Supply Chain and Commodities trading experience. Will manage the supply chain division and grain procurement group, assessing and managing key business risks, developing strategies and hedge programs. Will also manage cross functional teams in operations, finance, supply chain, sales, net corn strategy and energy including brokers, traders, consultants, utility companies, commodity exchanges to manage and execute company strategies and programs.

Accountabilities: Commodities hedging, physicals, sutures, swaps, calls, puts, knockouts, synthetic puts and calls.

Commodity Dept. Corn, gas, coal, capital currency hedge and new energy hedge, corn elevators.

Purchasing dept. Capital, chemicals, materials

Know How: Capital purchasing equipment, materials of construction, delivery mode

Chemicals purchasing: Global, domestic and local sourcing locations, corporate purchasing services.

Supplier Contracts: Most favored nation, right of first refusal, indemnity, warranty.

Reports to North American President of the Global, multi-billion ingredients processor.

Location: Chicago Suburb
Salary Range: $125-$165K plus bonus

 


QUALITY ASSURANCE/CONTROL POSITIONS:


REGULATORY AFFAIRS POSITIONS:


RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT POSITIONS:


SALES & MARKETING POSITIONS:

Director Sales & Marketing
Requirements: Prefer a BS degree and 7_10 yrs. previous ingredients sales management experience to pet food processors such as Iams. Will direct a team of four in sales of over $50M in value_added ingredients. Should be experienced in the preparation of Sales Budgets and Forecasts, Pricing, Development of Sales Policies and developing and training of sales personnel. Experience in developing and managing an international ingredients sales force a plus. This position has been created to allow current VP Sales to focus efforts on other divisions of this privately held, Midwest based corporation. 
Location: Midwest Based.
Salary Range: Compensation $120-$150K + Bonus

 

Western Sales Representative
Requirements: Our client, a major global food ingredients supplier seeks a technical sales representative with at least 6-10 years food ingredients sales experience to quick service restaurant headquarters accounts in the Western US.

Will call on A and B  lever QSR processors such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Starbucks in a territory from Dallas to Seattle to Los Angeles. Should be new project oriented vs: sales growth oriented. Position is available due to double digit growth in the suppliers sector. Reports to Director of QSR Sales.

Location: Dallas to Seattle to Los Angeles
Salary Range: $80-100K plus bonus to 25% of base, home office, car and expenses.

 

Southeast Sales Representative - QSR Accounts
Requirements: Our client, a major global food ingredients supplier seeks a technical sales representative with at least 6-10 years food ingredients sales experience to quick service restaurant headquarters accounts in the southeast US.

Will call on A and B level QSR processors such as Burger King and Chick-Fillet in a territory from Atlanta to Virginia, Miami and Louisiana. Should be new project oriented vs.: volume sales growth oriented. Position is available due to double digit growth in this suppliers sector. Reports to Director of QSR Sales

Location:
Salary Range: $80-$100K plus bonus to 25% of base, home office, car and expenses.

 

Midwest Key Accounts Manager - Flavors
Requirements: A BS degree in Food Science or related with 6-10 previous food ingredients sales experience preferred. Will sell flavors and other value added value added food ingredients to key accounts such as Mead-Johnson, Bristol-Meyers, Kroger and Smuckers, for this major, global supplier. Position is available due to growth. Reports to Director Sales. Ohio location preferred.
Location: Ohio preferred
Salary Range: $95-$120K plus bonus, car and home office

 

Country Manager - Canada
Requirements: Prefer a technical degree and 8+ years national account food ingredient sales experience in Canada. Will supervise a staff of three representing a line of starch, sweeteners and polyols sold to key national food, pharmaceutical and industrial accounts. Will also supervise brokers as required. Reports to VP International Sales, based in the US of this global food ingredients and fine chemicals supplier. Ideal location is Toronto but company is flexible. May consider candidate in Northern US if calling regularly on Canadian accounts. Open due to growth and promotion.
Location: Canada
Salary Range: $100-$135K plus bonus.

 

VP Sales & Marketing
Requirements: Prefer a degree plus 10-15 years sales/marketing management experience in trading, bulk bin, and specialty organic foods/ingredients markets. Will direct company sales/marketing functions to identify and develop new customers for products and services. Develop strategies that identify market opportunities and new product development. Directly manage critical developing client accounts and coordinate management of all others. Establish and develop short and long range goals including five and ten business plans. Establish and execute a sales/marketing plan, coordinating with internal management, vendors, partners and distributors. This organic products supplier has current sales of $30M plus with expectations to grow exponentially over next 36 months.
Location: Sonoma Valley, California
Salary Range: $100K-$150K plus equity and bonus

 


SENSORY EVALUATION POSITIONS:


TECHNICAL SERVICES POSITIONS:

Technical Services Representative
Requirements: Prefer 5+ years previous product development and/or technical service experience related to margarine, fats and oils. Will travel up to 50% assisting customers with technical issues related to suppliers products. Skills in product development, applications, process development and operations a plus. Can be based in any western US metro area with the exception of southern California. Position has been created due to growth in this major international food ingredients processor. Interest in and promotability to a technical sales role a plus.
Location:
Salary Range:  $75-$95K plus bonus, car and home office.

 


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