Customer Innovation Manager, Special Nutrition

Customer Innovation Manager – Special Nutrition

 
Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.

AAK LOCATION
This position offers flexibility in location, with the option to be based in Aarhus, Denmark; Karlshamn, Sweden; or Zaandijk, the Netherlands.

 

About the role
As a Customer Innovation Manager, you will drive co-development projects in close collaboration with customers and the sales team within Industry Special Nutrition, Europe. Working in a multidisciplinary and hands-on environment, you will build a strong project pipeline, align product requirements internally and externally, and provide technical support to key accounts.

Reporting to the Head of Industry Special Nutrition, Europe, you will play a key role in delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions.

This role is a 6 month FTC.

 
Responsibilities
- Support the sales team in identifying and developing new opportunities with selected customer(s) and identify potential prospects.
- Act as a technical specialist, providing customers with expert advice on technical, quality, and food safety matters
- Initiate and lead customer co-development projects, delivering tailor-made products aligned with scientific, market, and regulatory development
- Translate customer requirements into production processes and product specifications
- Organise innovation meetings and technical seminars for customers
- Support commercial product management with technological and nutritional expertise to drive market-led innovation
- Collaborate closely with global and regional colleagues, visit customers, and represent the company at trade fairs

About you
- University degree in Food Technology, Nutrition, or a related field
- Several years of relevant experience within the food industry, preferably in high-quality applications such as infant nutrition
- Strong technological and/or nutritional interest
- Knowledge of vegetable oils and fats is an advantage
- Passion for working directly with customers and developing tailored solutions
- Comfortable working in an international business environment, including regular travel
- Proactive, flexible team player with strong project management and communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with sales teams and cross-functional stakeholders
- Fluency in English is essential; additional languages are a plus
- Experience working with SAP is a plus
- Well organised and able to keep a reliable track of customers and processes.

In return AAK offers
- Join a pioneering company in specialty oils and fats, driving innovation and sustainability.
- In AAK you can work across 25+ countries, gaining international exposure and collaborating with a diverse team.
- AAK invests in your development with training, mentorship, and clear career paths.
- You will contribute to a greener world with AAK's sustainability-focused approach.
- Join a diverse and inclusive workplace that values every individual's perspective and talents.

About AAK
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate and confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.

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