Senior Application Manager - Food & Beverage Applications at Nexus Staffing Solutions

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
• Experience 7 - 10 years
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Project and Program Management
• Lead beverage and sweet-food formulation and application development.
• Develop prototypes from benchmarking and recipe design through sensory testing and stability assessment.
• Lead customer product-development projects from initial concept to commercial production.
• Manage customer trials, factory trials and scale-up activities.
• Provide technical formulation and manufacturing support to customers and sales teams.
• Lead, coach and develop application technicians.
• Develop and maintain relevant local and regional application portfolios.
• Identify emerging food and beverage trends and translate them into product opportunities.
• Support key-account strategies and regional business-development initiatives.
• Collaborate with global R&D, technical, flavour and commercial teams.
• Support technical troubleshooting and customer problem-solving.
• Ensure application activities meet applicable quality, food-safety and regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science & Technology, Chemistry, Pharmacy or a related discipline.
• 7 - 10+ years' experience in the food and beverage industry.
• Strong hands-on experience in food and beverage product development and applications.
• Strong beverage formulation experience.
• Practical knowledge of pH, Brix, acidity, viscosity and sensory testing.
• Experience in food or beverage manufacturing.
• Proven project-management and technical leadership experience.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• Knowledge of food regulations across African markets.
• Experience with CRM tools; Salesforce is an advantage.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• French or another language is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30% of the time.