Bakery Application Technologist

At Corbion we exist to champion preservation in all its forms preserving food and food production health and our planet.

The role
As a Bakery Application Technologist you will support and grow Corbions bakery business across the APAC region (excluding China). The role reports into the RD&A Director APAC and is a full-time position fully dedicated to bakery applications reflecting the strong growth and strategic importance of this segment. You will focus on the development optimization and application of Corbions natural preservation mold inhibition acidification and sensory enhancement solutions for bakery products such as bread buns pastries tortillas and wraps. This position combines strong hands-on laboratory work with customer-facing technical support and close collaboration with Sales Business Development and distributors. Approximately 70% of the role is application and product development and 30% customer-facing technical support. Travel within APAC is part of the role (typically 2030% mostly short trips of 35 days). Key focus markets are Southeast Asia and Japan. The role requires a holistic outward-looking technologist who enjoys translating market trends customer needs and regional sensory preferences into commercially viable bakery solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop optimize and apply bakery formulations using Corbions ingredient portfolio with a focus on natural preservatives mold inhibition systems acidifiers and sensory solutions.
• Conduct laboratory-scale baking trials and external pilot- or plant-scale trials including design of experiments (DOE) prototype development and validation.
• Perform and coordinate shelf-life microbiological and sensory evaluations working closely with internal sensory microbiology and analytical teams.
• Design sensory evaluation approaches tailored to regional and local market preferences (e.g. Southeast Asia Japan) identifying key sensory drivers and barriers.
• Document formulations test data trial outcomes and conclusions in clear structured technical and application reports.
• Support customer projects end-to-end: from understanding customer challenges to developing prototypes presenting solutions and supporting implementation at customer or third-party sites.
• Work closely with Sales Business Development and distributors during customer visits technical discussions presentations and product demonstrations.
• Translate lab-scale learnings into customer-scale and plant-scale trials understanding which parameters transfer directly and which require validation during scale-up.
• Maintain awareness of market trends competitive solutions and alternatives balancing performance cost and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with global and regional R&D and Innovation & Solution Development teams to leverage existing data and adapt global concepts to APAC market needs.
• Ensure all formulations trials and activities comply with food safety regulations quality standards and internal guidelines.
• Maintain laboratory equipment SOPs documentation and lab organization according to Corbion standards.
• Support ad hoc technical projects as required.

You bring

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Food Science Food Technology or a related discipline (Bachelors degree is common and fully acceptable for this role).
• 25 years of experience in bakery product development or bakery applications.
• Hands-on experience in a B2C environment (end-product focused) this is considered essential. B2B ingredient experience is a plus but not mandatory.
• Solid understanding of bakery processes formulations and short- to medium-shelf-life products.
• Strong experimental and application mindset including the ability to design experiments analyze data and draw practical conclusions.
• Comfortable spending 5075% of the time in the lab.
• Strong communication listening and interpersonal skills; able to engage confidently with customers sales teams and distributors.
• Learning agility and curiosity with the ability to quickly build knowledge of new ingredients and systems.
• A proactive and flexible working style with openness to customer interaction even if prior exposure was limited.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to travel across APAC (typically short frequent trips).
• Willingness to participate in sensory evaluations of lab-made and commercial foods including bakery and other food categories as relevant.

What we offer

• A visible high-impact technical role within a rapidly growing bakery segment in APAC.
• Broad exposure to diverse bakery applications customers and markets across the region.
• A dynamic environment combining deep technical work with customer interaction and commercial collaboration.
• Close collaboration with regional and global experts in R&D sensory microbiology and innovation.
• The opportunity to contribute to sustainable natural ingredient solutions that improve food quality safety and shelf life globally.

About Corbion
Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives and a leading supplier of emulsifiers functional enzyme blends minerals vitamins and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production health and our planet. For over 100 years we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety quality innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food home & personal care animal nutrition pharmaceuticals medical devices and 2025 Corbion generated annual sales of 1267.4 million and had a workforce of 2408 FTE. For more information:

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally.

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