Senior Application Manager (Dairy & Dairy Analogues)

Location: Singapore, Tuas

Company

hirify.global develops science- and creativity-led solutions across nutrition, health, beauty, fragrances, food, and sustainable products.

What you will do

• Lead dairy and dairy analogue application activities across Asia Pacific and provide technical guidance to regional and local teams.
• Manage customer briefs from technical interpretation through flavor selection, evaluation, application optimization, and recommendation.
• Develop and optimize recipes using flavors and ingredients across milk-based beverages, cultured dairy, cream systems, ice cream, cheese, and plant-based alternatives.
• Assess the effects of proteins, fats, sugars, stabilizers, emulsifiers, product matrices, and processing conditions on flavor delivery and finished-product performance.
• Provide technical guidance on mixing, homogenization, pasteurization, UHT processing, fermentation, and related dairy manufacturing conditions.
• Translate formulation and processing insights into effective application solutions and sensory profiles.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Dairy Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in food manufacturing, dairy applications, ingredients, and/or the flavor industry.
• Strong technical understanding of dairy and dairy analogue formulation, ingredients, processing, flavor application, and sensory performance.
• Understanding of how proteins, fats, sugars, stabilizers, emulsifiers, heat treatment, fermentation, and other processing conditions affect flavor delivery.
• Practical experience developing and troubleshooting dairy applications, with root-cause problem-solving across ingredients, formulation, processing, and flavor.
• Hands-on experience with pilot-plant equipment and the ability to independently execute application trials, prototypes, and technical evaluations.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment with autonomy and accountability for outcomes.
• Focus on scientific innovation, customer collaboration, curiosity, and continuous growth.
• Commitment to physical and mental safety, well-being, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity.
• Sustainability is a core part of the company strategy and purpose.
• Learning opportunities and the possibility to move across businesses, teams, and borders.

Hiring process

• Recruitment process details and next steps are shared during the application journey.
• Applications from agencies or proposals involving fees or commissions are not accepted.