Team Lead Culinary Technical Advisors

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Team Lead Culinary Technical Advisors

Ghent, Belgium | Full-time | Starting April 2027

Share our taste for life!
Together with you, we want to empower you to achieve this mission with us. We value you as a person and actively support you on your professional journey, while caring about your future. Join our big little family and let’s make products for you and the world to love. Do you share our taste for life?
We invite you to join our big little family!

Your key responsibilities

As Team Lead Culinary Technical Advisors, you will lead and develop a team of culinary experts while ensuring the successful execution of application, innovation and customer-focused projects.

You will:

• Inspire, coach and develop the Culinary Technical Advisor team, fostering collaboration, expertise and continuous growth.
• Act as a culinary ambassador for Vandemoortele, building strong relationships with customers, partners and internal stakeholders.
• Translate customer and market needs into practical and value-adding product solutions.
• Coordinate masterclasses and culinary events at the Vandemoortele Food Experience Center in Ghent, supporting both local and international activities.
• Serve as the link between Facilities and Marketing/Commercial Management, ensuring effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead application testing, product validation and benchmarking activities.
• Support innovation launches by developing compelling product and application stories.
• Advise customers on product functionality, performance and nutritional characteristics.
• Manage customer-specific technical projects from concept through implementation.
• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, R&D, Quality and Operations to deliver customer-focused solutions.

What’s in for you?

• You will join our big little family: Our associates are the beating heart of our company – they bring the flavour to our organisation. We cherish each member, prioritising their well-being and supporting their professional journey.
• We value you as a person: At Vandemoortele we value each one of our associates and recognise their unique contributions to team successes. You will have flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 50% of the time. We also invite you to join our sports and wellbeing activities!
• We care for your future and we support your professional journey: We believe in the power of our associates and the value of their actions and support their career aspirations by offering internal mobility and promotional opportunities. We embrace individual ambitions and entrust our associates to take ownership.
• We make products for you to love: We are a team of passionate food enthusiasts. In our mission to shape a tasty future we strive to create a wide range of food solutions that connects people, cultures and traditions. You can kickstart your day with a delicious croissant fresh out of the oven and enjoy tasty food in our company restaurant.
• Easy to reach: Our HQ is located close to a bus stop and highway exits. Want to come by bike? Lease a bike at Vandemoortele!

Are you the one we’re looking for?

You are a passionate food professional with strong leadership capabilities and a customer-oriented mindset.

You also have:

• Proven experience in food applications, culinary development or technical customer support within the food industry.
• Experience leading, coaching or developing teams.
• Strong knowledge of food products, ingredients and raw materials.
• Good understanding of food safety, hygiene and food legislation, including HACCP requirements.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to translate customer needs into innovative food solutions.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent presentation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office applications and digital tools.
• Fluency in Dutch and French, combined with a good command of English.
• Knowledge of the Belgian and Luxembourg foodservice market is a strong asset.

Join us in making sweet memories!
We look forward to welcoming you to our delicious journey!
Submit your updated CV and compelling cover letter (optional) highlighting your relevant experience and motivation.
For questions or additional information, mail us: peter.sachem@vandemoortele.com