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Raw Material Data and Regulatory Specialist – (Johannesburg, South Africa)

• Reporting directly to the R&D Executive, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible for:
• Ensure Lead upstream research on critical raw materials to enhance understanding of their interactions with diverse formulations.
• Collect, analyse, and interpret data from raw material, trials and customer engagements to support the development of predictive models and innovative solutions.
• Act as the local regulatory authority, ensuring all raw materials, products, processes, and packaging comply with current food safety standards and local legislation, while proactively anticipating and preparing for future regulatory changes.

KEY TASKS

• Serve as the primary liaison between Puratos Headquarters GRS and the local R&D team.
• Develop and implement a testing plan aligned with business priorities, with focus on major accounts
• Design and propose testing methodologies tailored to the specific requirements of the South African market
• Investigate new existing materials and evaluate their suitability for application.
• Contribute to raw material initiatives at the group level.
• Organize training sessions on raw material to share and disseminate knowledge across the region
• Participate in innovation projects where specialized raw material expertise is required.
• Collaborate with technical experts to develop AI models that predict raw material performance and evolution.
• Coordinate with Puratos Headquarters to automate reporting processes that support lab trials and customer interactions.
• Ensure proper management and storage of all data to enable future AI driven predictive modelling.
• Create and maintain a comprehensive database to track raw material analyses.
• Act as the company’s regulatory expert
• Provide final approval during product development to ensure compliance with the latest regulations.
• Advise technical teams, sales teams, and customers on regulatory inquiries.
• Participate in regulatory reviews and updates with the South African Chamber of Baking
• Serve as the key link between the company and Puratos Headquarters’ regulatory team

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Matric and Degree in BSc Science or relevant Qualification
• At least 2 – 3 years’ proven experience in the following areas: Raw material, data, or regulatory compliance
• Strong interest in innovation, particularly in AI and predictive
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Creative, innovative, and service-oriented with a collaborative mindset
• Good communication skills - English is a prerequisite - ability to read and write; additional language(s) an advantage.
• Written comprehension – the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Good personality, hardworking, teamwork, service orientated, creative, innovative, trustworthy, open to learn from feedback.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Maintain & develop customer relationship.
• Deliver sales target for channel in assigned area.
• Explore new sales potential via new customers, new SKU per customer.
• Collect market information including competition information; analyse and submit to direct supervisor.
• Deal with issues related to customers, search for optimal solutions for customers
• Collaborate with Technical Dept to perform technical support to customer.
• Collaborate with Marketing Dept in customer events: Demo tour, Seminars, New product launch.
• Coordinate with other departments for the orders processing, information processing and requests from customers.
• Makes sales forecast and be responsible for the accuracy of sales forecast.
• Is responsible for debt and any late payment or bad debt from customers.
• Assist and coordinating with the Sales Manager for planning and action to develop market share in assigned area.
• Perform regular sales report and market report as required by direct supervisor.
• Other tasks assigned by manager.

PROFILE

• Matric and Diploma: Sales/Marketing;
• Experience: > 3-5 years in Sales, B2B is preferable, Food sector (FMCG Market) is preferable;
• Languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu will be advantageous;
• Computer literacy: Office computer (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word);
• Other expertise: Business & result driven, presentation skill, strong interpersonal skills: establishes easily contacts, sales and negotiation skills, team player.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Bake all products with excellence
• To coach and mentor new recruits and all the colleagues within the department
• Train customer bakers on the Company’s products
• Present finished goods – to a minimum of ten (10) people – and sell concept solutions
• Work with the sales team to build and grow the business
• Plan and execute daily and weekly bakery production, and implement thereof at store level
• Build relationships with customers
• Give technical advice
• Sleep away from home
• Facilitate and train groups of people (maximum of 25 people) and be able to control and facilitate the group(s)
• Create new innovative products from existing and newly developed products
• Perform under pressure during shows, presentations and store openings
• Present to different calibre of people (management, in-house staff, bakers)
• Calculate, teach and implement costings at store level
• Apply skills by putting recipes together using baker percentage
• Perform other duties as per operational requirements

PROFILE

• Grade 12
• Driver’s License
• Minimum of 8 years as a baker and confectioner, of which at least 3 years was in a supervisory role (managerial role advantageous); B2B is an advantage; food sector (FMCG market) is an advantage.
• Computer literacy: MS Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic – must be able to calculate, teach and implement costings at store level, and apply skills.
• Over and above normal working hours, occasional overtime is required.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Good communication skills - English is a prerequisite - ability to read and write; additional language(s) an advantage.
• Written comprehension – the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Good personality, hardworking, teamwork, service orientated, creative, innovative, trustworthy, open to learn from feedback.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Bake all products with excellence
• To coach and mentor new recruits and all the colleagues within the department
• Train customer bakers on the Company’s products
• Present finished goods – to a minimum of ten (10) people – and sell concept solutions
• Work with the sales team to build and grow the business
• Plan and execute daily and weekly bakery production, and implement thereof at store level
• Build relationships with customers
• Give technical advice
• Sleep away from home
• Facilitate and train groups of people (maximum of 25 people) and be able to control and facilitate the group(s)
• Create new innovative products from existing and newly developed products
• Perform under pressure during shows, presentations and store openings
• Present to different calibre of people (management, in-house staff, bakers)
• Calculate, teach and implement costings at store level
• Apply skills by putting recipes together using baker percentage
• Perform other duties as per operational requirements

PROFILE

• Grade 12
• Driver’s License
• Minimum of 8 years as a baker and confectioner, of which at least 3 years was in a supervisory role (managerial role advantageous); B2B is an advantage; food sector (FMCG market) is an advantage.
• Computer literacy: MS Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic – must be able to calculate, teach and implement costings at store level, and apply skills.
• Over and above normal working hours, occasional overtime is required.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Good communication skills - English is a prerequisite - ability to read and write; additional language(s) an advantage.
• Written comprehension – the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Good personality, hardworking, teamwork, service orientated, creative, innovative, trustworthy, open to learn from feedback.