Head of Application and Solutions Development

Global Applications & Solutions Leadership 

• Set the strategic and technical direction for Corbion’s global applications organization 

• Build high-performing global communities of practice and category leadership 

• Identify unmet 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 

• Drive the 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