Laboratory Manager - Food & Nutrition

Azelis is a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemical and food ingredients industry present in 65 countries across the globe with 4,300 employees. Our knowledgeable teams of industry, market and technical experts are dedicated to a specific market within Life Sciences and Industrial Chemicals. Azelis Group NV is listed on Euronext Brussels under ticker AZE.  Across our extensive network of more than 70 application laboratories, our award-winning staff help develop formulations and provide technical guidance throughout the customers’ product development process. 

We are looking for a Laboratory Manager for our Food & Nutrition Laboratory in Umraniye/Istanbul. 

Mission:

The Laboratory Manager supervises the dedicated laboratory activities, formulation development, sample/prototype creation, testing and product characterization in order to support the commercial team (sales, product management, Principal Development Managers, etc.). He/She contributes to the innovation process with technical knowledge and expertise and is responsible for appropriate knowledge documentation and record taking.

Main Accountabilities:

• Formulation development and optimization

  • Manage, develop and manufacture products in according to customer demand

  • Evaluate stability tests;

  • Support the manufacturing of products to develop and evaluate formulation.
     

• Information sharing and record keeping

  • Ensure accurate records are kept in line with regulatory requirements;

  • Act as technical interface towards principals and customers;

  • Contribute to best practice sharing within the technical community EMEA.
     

• Training and consulting

  • Train customers and  internal colleagues on products and applications;

  • Support marketing and sales with customer and supplier events;

  • Support sales with customer problem solving.
     

• Line management and supervisory responsibility of the laboratory activities.
   

• Health and Safety

  • Responsible for all health and safety procedures in the laboratory;

  • Continuously improve health and safety procedures;

  • Ensure all team members follow health and safety procedures;

  • Provide training to team members where required.
     

• Sustainability

  • Translate the Group’s Sustainability Strategy into concrete job-related action items and contribute actively and timely to the implementation of the sustainability KPIs
     

• Identify and follow up on technical trends, improve technical capabilities accordingly;

• Contribute significantly to the Group’s innovation process;

• Take up responsibility for overarching, regional project activities;

• Act as a mentor for newcomers within the relevant lab environment;

• Lead best practices sharing within the technical community EMEA.

Experience, Skills & Education:

• Master degree in relevant field with 10+ years of experience;

• Broad chemical and application knowledge in Food & Nutrition;

• Experience in laboratory management;

• Ability to influence and achieve results through others;

• Ability to liaise with people at all levels both internally and externally;

• Analytical skills;

• Good knowledge of English;

• Advanced user of various IT tools.