Technical Service Manager – France

City : Brest

State : Bretagne (FR-E)

Country : France (FR)

Requisition Number : 43747

Role Purpose:

Drive business growth by identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing customer opportunities through proactive engagement, anticipation of needs, and value creation. Serve as a subject matter expert, facilitating knowledge transfer within the organization and contributing to the development of Unique Selling Propositions (USPs) for our product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Customer Relationship Management: Manage the technical relationship with customers in France and other assigned regions. Focus primarily on accounts classified as “value-added” or “premium,” while providing selective support to “standard service seeker” accounts.
• Business Development: Scout for new development opportunities and drive customer projects from concept to completion, including sample supply, evaluation, and final implementation.
• Technical Solutions: Identify customer needs and translate them into concrete offerings, leveraging R&D support when necessary. Connect needs with portfolio solutions across multiple categories (Food, Feed, and Non-food).
• Project Management: Ensure speed of response, optimize time-to-market, and effectively manage customer expectations and communication.
• Quality & Specifications: Negotiate and manage product specifications with customers and internal operations; proactively prevent and resolve out-of-spec situations.
• Events & Training: Organize customer workshops and technical trainings. Represent the company at exhibitions and trade fairs (stand duty) covering the entire portfolio.
• Application Development: Support the creation of product USPs through application development and demonstrations.
• Networking: Build and maintain visibility within the local technical community (e.g., participating in expert groups or advisory boards).
• Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to the “collective conscience” of the Technical Service (TS) team by sharing experiences and insights.
• Market Intelligence: Actively share observations and competitor insights with Marketing, Sales, and Product Management teams.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Education: BSc or MSc degree (or equivalent) in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, or Food Innovation.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years (preferably 5 years) of relevant experience in the food industry.
• Specialization: Strong background in oils & fats applications (product & process development) is highly preferred. Experience in confectionery, bakery, or plant-based sectors (B2B and B2C) working with multinational food ingredient companies is essential.
• Skills:
  • Strong track record of successful customer project management and product/application development.
  • Excellent communication skills, active listening, and a result-oriented mindset.
  • Self-starter, proactive, commercially focused, and a strong team player.
• IT: Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), CRM (Salesforce), and ERP (SAP).
• Languages: Native French speaker.
  Fluent in English. Italian and Spanish are a plus.
• Travel: Willing and able to travel nationally and internationally (approx. 25% of the time).

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers.

If this description reflects your profile or ambition, we’re looking forward to seeing your application and motivation in English by hitting apply!

In case of questions, please reach out to Aitor Alonso (Talent Acquisition at aitor.alonso@bunge.com).

Acquisition by agencies is not appreciated, we do not use agencies at this moment for our recruitment. Open proposals of candidates are at own risk.

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At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge

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