The Role
1. Technical Support for Sales & Business Development
1. You guide the technical evaluations of customer proposals: you interpret customer needs, identify risks and opportunities, and align with internal departments such as R&D, QC, QA, Purchasing, Sales…
2. You translate technical insights into commercial value: you ensure Sales has accurate cost calculations, margins, and market information to prepare a competitive offer.
3. You prepare reports and presentations and provide support during customer visits. You are therefore also a direct technical contact for customers.
4. You conduct literature and market studies on new technologies, products, and potential projects to stimulate innovation and identify commercial opportunities.
2. Optimisation and Strengthening of R&D Operations
5. You support R&D management in both strategic decisions and daily operational challenges, ensuring that projects progress efficiently and with clear focus.
6. You perform targeted analyses of competitors, market players, and potential external partners. This helps attract new customers and projects by keeping R&D continuously up to date with relevant trends and developments.
7. You identify opportunities by monitoring market and technology developments and translating them into concrete proposals for innovation or collaboration.
8. You actively contribute to internal optimisation projects, improving processes and procedures to strengthen collaboration between R&D, QC, Production, Purchasing, and Sales.
The Profile
9. You hold a Master’s degree in Chemistry, Bioscience Engineering, or Industrial Sciences, with a solid foundation in organic chemistry. Equivalent experience is certainly valued.
10. You work autonomously, in a structured manner, and with strong attention to detail, even when managing multiple dossiers simultaneously.
11. Creativity and a results‑oriented mindset define your approach: you think proactively, spot opportunities, and easily build a network within and outside the organisation.
12. You communicate clearly and professionally in Dutch and English, both verbally and in writing.
13. You take ownership, maintain oversight, and set the right priorities in a dynamic environment.
Offer
14. A technically challenging position within an international and stable company that holds a leading position in the pharmaceutical sector.
15. A dynamic and collegial work environment with strong focus on support, training, and personal development.
16. An attractive salary package with extensive additional benefits.
17. Ajinomoto is committed to providing a safe and inclusive workplace and highly values the complementarity of diverse teams.