Head of Application and Solutions Development
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Job Location:
Lenexa, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Corbion we exist to champion preservation in all its forms preserving food and food production health and our planet.
Innovation is how we build a more sustainable future. Guided by our purposeto preserve what mattersand driven by ourBRIGHT 2030 Strategy we are accelerating our leadership in clean-label preservation sustainable ingredient solutions and advanced biotechnology.
AsHead of Global Applications & Solutions Development you will play a pivotal role in converting Corbions scientific excellence into differentiated customer value. This is a senior enterprise-wide leadership role accountable for a global technical organization that brings our ingredient technologies to life across food and beverage applications positionwill bebased atone ofourtwoglobalinnovationhubsin Gorinchem (The Netherlands)or Lenexa (Kansas)and reports to the Chief Technology Officer.
Your Role & Impact
You will lead and integrate four critical global capability pillars:
Global Applications Unifying and elevating application teams across regions and categories
Sensory Science Translating functional performance into compelling sensory experiences
Microbiology & Preservation Advancing Corbions leadership in natural preservation
Global Ingredient Technology Building predictive specification-driven ingredient capabilities
Together these capabilities strengthen Corbions customer relevance accelerate innovation and support sustainable growth.
What You Will Lead
Global Applications & Solutions Leadership
Set the strategic and technical direction for Corbions global applications organization
Build high-performing global communities of practice and category leadership
Identifyunmet customer and market needs to fuel the innovation pipeline
Balance near-term commercial delivery with long-term technology and capability development
Attract develop and inspire world-class technical talent globally
Act as the voice of the customer in innovation portfolio and commercial decision forums
Customer-Facing Technical Excellence
Partner with senior R&D and product development leaders at key global customers
Translate complex technical challenges into differentiated value-creating solutions
Support Sales and Business Development in strategic customer engagements and industry events
Ensure a robust technically credible new-business development pipeline
Application Innovation & Validation
Lead the evaluation of Corbion solutions in real food and beverage matrices
Drivethe development of clear compelling technical value propositions
Co-create and steer global roadmaps for sensory science and microbiology capabilities
Global Ingredient Technology
Establish predictive tools functional specifications and standardized testing methodologies
Govern approval of new ingredients and evaluation of new suppliers
Enable co-development and partnership opportunities with strategic external partners
What You Bring
15 years of experience in the functional ingredient industry with strong innovation and commercial exposure
Background in FMCG food product development or R&D
Proven success leading global technical application or solutions organizations
Strong customer orientation with the ability to translate technical capability into commercial value
Masters or PhD in Food Science Chemistry Food Technology or a related discipline
Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across functions and geographies
An inclusive courageous leadership style that fosters collaboration and innovation
Why Join Corbion
About Corbion
Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters including food and food production health and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid lactic acid derivatives food preservation solutions functional blends and algae ingredients using our deep application and product knowledge to propel natures ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience we continue working side-by-side with our customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care pharmaceuticals electronics medical devices and 2024 Corbion generated annual sales of 1332.0 million with a workforce of 2399 FTEs. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information:
Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race color ethnicity veteran status religion national origin marital status political affiliation age sex sexual orientation handicapping condition membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.
Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.
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Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.
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