Industrial Bakery Executive
Lesaffre
Industrial Bakery Executive
Lesaffre
Fermentation specialist advancing food and health
Your Mission
· Analyzing customer needs and offering the most suitable technical solutions.
· Planning, implementing and monitoring of the making and testing procedures for all bread/product groups.
· Collaborating with the Baking Center team to develop new products when current offerings do not meet expectations.
· Conducting market and competitor product analysis, reporting insights to relevant departments, and following up on necessary actions.
· Planning and executing customer visits, demos, trainings, and in-house events based on market needs.
· Performing regular field visits individually or with the sales team.
· Coordinating with internal teams (Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Quality) to support company targets.
· Addressing quality complaints in collaboration with the quality department.
· Closely monitoring market trends and innovations to propose proactive solutions.
· Meeting monthly and annual activity targets and reporting accordingly.
· To be in communication with the MEA region team and take actions in line with regional strategies.
What You’ll Bring
· Bachelor’s degree in food engineering
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills; confident, curious, and persuasive
· Ability to communicate effectively in English (both written and verbal)
· Customer-oriented, solution-focused, and team player
· Able to adapt to a fast-paced environment
· No travel restrictions; open to frequent field visits
· Proficient in MS Office programs
· Holds a valid driver’s license and actively drives
· Experience in team management
· Residing or willing to reside on the Anatolian side of Istanbul
· More than 5 years of experience in bakery industry
· Military service completed for male candidates
Please note that this role requires Turkish language.
Lesaffre is a global fermentation company with a long history and a turnover of €3.2 billion. It employs about 11,700 people from 100 nationalities and operates on all continents. The company develops and produces fermentation-derived ingredients and solutions for food, health, naturalness, and environmental sustainability, working with customers, partners, and researchers to harness the power of microorganisms. Its products come from fermentation processes that use microorganisms to transform raw materials into ingredients and additives for scale, safety, flavor, nutrition, and sustainability. Compared with competitors, Lesaffre combines global reach, large-scale production, and a deep, century-long expertise in fermentation, along with a strong network across customers, researchers, and regions. The company’s goal is to nourish 9 billion people in a healthy way by 2050 while making the most of the planet’s resources, using fermentation as a key solution to food and health challenges.
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