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We are opening this role in Kenya, this role will be responsible for handling technical activities across the region, primarily East Africa. It involves understanding customers’ technical needs and pain points and working closely with the Account Manager (AccM) to translate these into effective business solutions.
Key responsibilities include managing and supporting technical activities in the region.
In this role you will make an impact by:
- Stay abreast of technical development and generate new ideas
- Contribute actively with input for continuous product, tool &
service development
- Identify and solve complex technical issues
- Initiate plans and coordinate technical activities carried out by
Novonesis, customers or partners
- Understand and help to address customer concerns
- Support the Industry Group by identifying and qualifying
prospects and sales opportunities incl. new applications
- Provide customer and industry technology insight and support
- Plan/guide lab work in accordance with the Application
Qualification Agreement (AQA) and the Lab functions team
- Participate in test marketing & roll out
Experimental work:
- Conduct/supervise own lab-work to meet customer and project
expectations
- Manage external testing in collaboration with the responsible
Technical Service Manager/Business Manager
- Develop and adapt new methods and procedures based on latest bio solutions.
Communication:
- Represent Novonesis towards customers and other stakeholders
on technical and/or project issues
- Actively use Salesforce for collaboration within Novonesis and
with the customers
- Actively reaching out to the global Technical Services and R&D community to take advantage of the global organization as a platform for better
solutions.
Qualifications;
- Master of Science, other relevant field or bachelor’s degree (food/life science spaces) in combination with significant relevant experience, preferably from baking, flour milling, pasta, confectionary sites.
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Customer oriented focus with good technical understanding
- Effective communication, networking & presentation skills
Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
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What We Do
Novozymes has combined with Chr. Hansen to become Novonesis: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. This global biosolutions company of 10,000 people is transforming how the world produces, consumes and lives. In 30-plus industries, its biosolutions help businesses meet their needs and the needs of our planet. Novozymes was formed in 2000 when Novo Nordisk split into three companies: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novozymes A/S and Novo A/S. Novozymes was the world leader in biological solutions with a commitment to Rethink Tomorrow. It served 130 markets with enzymatic, microbial and advanced protein solutions. The company’s solutions enabled higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits. In December 2022, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen entered into an agreement to create a leading global biosolutions partner by combining the two companies. The goal was to unleash the full potential of biosolutions and generate significant value for all stakeholders and society. The combination was completed on January 29, 2024 and Novonesis was born. The name means ‘a new beginning’ and is derived from the Greek word ‘genesis’. It reflects a new era where we’ll better our world with biology. You can find Novonesis on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. Novozymes A/S, part of Novonesis Group.
