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Technical Lead, Mayonnaise & Tables Sauces

Nigeria · On-site
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About this role

Our client is a major multinational food and beverage company.

Job Summary
The Technical Lead, Mayonnaise & Table Sauces, will lead the formulation, optimization, and industrialization of mayonnaise and wet condiments. The role requires deep technical expertise in emulsions, ingredient functionality, food chemistry, and large-scale manufacturing processes, and is responsible for driving innovation, improving quality, optimizing costs, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the condiment portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & Innovation

• Lead the end-to-end R&D lifecycle for new product development (NPD), from bench to scale-up for mayonnaise, Mustard, dressings, and related sauces.
• Adapt and localize existing formulations to meet sensory, cost, and regulatory requirements

Technical Expertise & Process Optimization

• Provide subject-matter expertise in emulsifiers, stabilizers, hydrocolloids, and texture modifiers.
• Optimize mixing, homogenization, pasteurization, and filling processes.
• Troubleshoot emulsion instability (phase separation, syneresis, viscosity drift).

Ingredient & Supplier Collaboration

• Evaluate and approve raw materials (oils, eggs, plant proteins, acids, preservatives).
• Collaborate with suppliers to source innovative ingredients.
• Conduct comparative ingredient performance studies.

Cross-functional Project Leadership

• Act as technical lead for multi-market project launches,coordinating with commercial, QA, supply chain, and regulatory
affairs.
• Deliver assigned technical projects within timelines, budget, and performance KPIs


Requirements

  • Degree in Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or Food Science.
  • +10 years’ experience in R&D and technical production, ideally in sauces, condiments, or broader food processing.
  • Demonstrated experience with product scale-up and production optimization.
  • Familiarity with FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, HACCP, and African food regulatory frameworks.
  • Strong technical knowledge of emulsified food systems and thermal processing.
  • Hands-on experience in food manufacturing, production scaling, and factory process management.
  • Open to candidates from across Africa, with particular preference for professionals from Francophone countries


Company at a glance

Alan & Grant, is a firm of consultants creating innovative HR & Enterprise Solutions. We focus on enabling performance improvements around our clients’ people, product and project concerns.

We work with different organizations to conceptualize, build and deploy bespoke solutions aimed at improving overall performance and align workforce to long-term corporate objectives ensuring sustained growth and profitability in the process.

Our core competences are in

HR Advisory Services

Organizational Development (structure, policies, systems audit and development), Outsourcing Management (including people, function and process areas), Employee/HR Analytics, Employee Performance Management Systems, Salary survey and payroll management, Job Evaluation & Design,

Human Capacity Development

Gap Analysis, Competency Assessment & Design, Training Plan Design & Management, Facilitation, Curriculum & Content Development, Graduate Trainee Induction, Learning Academy Design & Development.

Talent Acquisition

Workforce Planning, Talent Sourcing, Executive Recruitment & Selection, Role Outsourcing, Assessment Centre Design & Management.

Enterprise Solutions

Market Research, Product Performance Review, Strategy Development, Quarterly/Yearly Performance Review, Quality Management Systems (ISO Audit, Assessment and Certification Preparation)

Project & Programme Management

Founded2016
Team Size2-10 employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryHuman Resources Services
Location
Ijebu North, Ogun State, Nigeria
Websitealanandgrant.com
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