WORKING AT INVE AQUACULTURE
THE HUMAN SIDE OF ‘CARE FOR GROWTH’
THE HUMAN SIDE OF ‘CARE FOR GROWTH’
INVE Aquaculture’s strength comes from the passion and expertise of our people. This is why we strive to create an environment where learning is ongoing, initiative is encouraged and creativity flourishes. Just like we care about our customers’ success, we also care about the growth in our people.
We believe in nurturing them with intelligent career plans, exciting challenges and appealing rewards. We create a working environment that motivates and inspires, and we aim to be best-in-class with respect to health, safety and environment policies.
We want to persuade our people to look beyond their own horizons and to give the very best of themselves in support of our philosophy. These efforts are supported on group level by Benchmark’s vision on creating a rewarding working environment.
Based on these values, our people all around the world find themselves working in impassioned teams, thriving on autonomy within a solid organizational structure. Their efforts are supported with opportunities for lifelong learning and development, clear recognition for everyone’s role and attractive rewards for a job well done.
Careers
To further expand our team, we are currently looking for:
- Farm Account Manager (Indonesia)
Job Purpose
- Establish and develop an efficient network of dedicated distributors or partners for the Farm and hatchery segment in concert with the Area Manager.
- Develop and implement a specific business and action plan for each distribution partner.
- Create efficient partnerships with local resellers and evaluation of the performance through agreed KPI’s.
- Create sales and margin growth in the hatchery or farm segment and maximize market shares and assist the Area Manager in reaching the country targets and objectives.
- Be the eye and ears in the market, identify opportunities and risks.
- Create and increase brand value.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the Area Manager in implementing the sales strategy in the allocated territory of the distributors.
- Implement and evaluate a yearly updated business plan for each distribution partner.
- Support the commercial development of the business in the allocated territory by creating and driving demand & consumption of the product portfolio, therefore increasing market share. Identify and suggest corrective timely actions where needed.
- Create commercial initiatives for the local market.
- Train the distribution network and their sales representatives in our existing product portfolio.
- Maintain and further build on the commercial contacts with customers portfolio to ensure that set turnover (budget) is realized.
- Provide after sales service for established customers.
- Hold overview of current stock levels at each distributor and their sales network where applicable (e.g. retail shops) and identify opportunities to drive sales, including aged and excess inventory.
- Create a recommended stock holding profile based on our market goals.
- Create forecasting cadence with distributors and ensures sufficient accuracy that fits the internal processes and supply chain needs. Asist the Area Manager with the monthly forecast and planning.
- Coordinate the commercial launch of new products with relevant departments and or functions.
- Follow up and report market trends and competitors information.
- Remain well informed and updated about market and customer evolutions and developments in the allocated territory.
- Identify the different customer needs and map the customer journey through a process of creating awareness, increasing considerations, efficient sales process and after sales. Ensure customer satisfaction levels are high and report potential issues of dissatisfaction.
- Collaborate with other departments including customer service, market intelligence, marketing, product management and operations to ensure increasing customer service levels.
- Put in place structured distributor agreements and/or service level agreements according to centralized instructions and templates while making sure that agreed terms and conditions are correctly implemented.
- Manage the account receivables, credit limits and payment terms of each allocated account.
- Create a structured and weekly sales report for the Area Manager.
Qualifications and experience
- Minimum 5 years experience in sales and marketing in aquaculture industry or related job functions
- Experience and proven track record in managing distributor networks highly preferred
- Commercially driven with a strong track record of revenue growth and market share expansion
- Fuel proficiency in Sales Excellence methodology
- Project Management Skills (ability to manage multiple projects and relationship simultaneously)
- Bachelor degree from Fishery, Veterinary major is preferred or Bachelor degree from any major to exposure which have strong background experience.
- Good English (verbal-written) skills strongly preferred
- Good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint required
Personal attributes/characteristics
- Service minded
- Target focused
- Collaborative, innovative and passionate
- Good negotiation and communication skills
- Show great interest and willingness to learn product features
- Willingness to take responsibility and ownership of the allocated tasks
- Flexible
- Ability to work as a team member
Reports to: Area Manager
Direct reports: NA
Location: West Java or East Java, Jakarta or Tangerang. Frequent travel required
Interested?
We offer a challenging job in a dynamic sector and growing company with a compatible salary package in-line with your experience. If you want to apply for this job, then please forward your CV and motivation letter to Mr. Marc De Feyter, HR Director, at HRM@inveaquaculture.com - Operations Manager (India)
Job Purpose
- The Operations Manager will take on the overall responsibility for operations, finance, HR, legal, product registrations and imports of the company and will provide support to the commercial activities and to the commercial team.
- The Operations Manager will therefore implement strategic decisions of the Benchmark and Benchmark Advanced Nutrition Management in the local company and translate those decisions into specific actions.
Key Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the daily management of the company’s office employees
- Take necessary decisions to assure that the planned company objectives are achieved
- Respect and implement Group policies and procedures (finance, HR, operations, legal)
- Act as the Legal Representative of the company (e.g. towards the veterinary authorities, banks, tax authorities, audits…)
- Assure the company is compliant with local regulations
- Be responsible for the company’s OPS and G&A budget, cost & budget control, credit control and A/R collection
- Supervise the processing of incoming sales orders (receive customer orders from commercial team, data entry into SAP, create quotation documents and sales contracts for customer orders and coordinate approval/signing, generate billing documents/invoices, coordinate for shipment arrivals…)
- Coordinate and follow up on product registrations and HS codes classifications (contact with third party and authorities, follow up on documents from BAN’s registration cell, follow up on legislation and inform the involved departments about changes…)
- Coordinate the import of goods with 3rd party and supply chain (import permits, import documentation requirements…)
- Manage relationship with 3PL for storage, handling and distribution of company’s stocks
- Act as HR Representative of the company (payroll, benefits, commission, labour regulations, Group HR procedures…) in close collaboration with the HR Director and the Group’s People Team
- Support all daily matters and administration of the commercial team
- Be the first point of contact for all BAN colleagues worldwide: supply chain, procurement, regulatory affairs, HR, finance, legal
Qualifications and experience
- Master’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of experience in general management
- Minimum 5 years of experience in managing people
- Experience in an international commercial environment
Personal attributes/characteristics
- Fluent in verbal and written English & Tamil
- Dynamic and assertive personality
- Strong in leading and motivating people
- Strong organizational skills
- Social and communicative, able to work collaboratively across different cultures
- Commercial oriented, target focused and result driven
- Drive to continuously improve
- Good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel
Location: Chennai
Interested?
We offer a challenging job in a dynamic sector and growing company with a compatible salary package in-line with your experience. If you want to apply for this job, then please forward your CV and motivation letter to Mr. Marc De Feyter, HR Director, at HRM@inveaquaculture.com - Lab Supervisor
Job Purpose
- Lead all laboratory analyses, tests, documentation and communicate results of multiple Artemia raw material and finished products to ensure product quality is in accordance with label statement and process orders.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan a variety of quality control tests for multiple Artemia products
- Investigate and resolve abnormal test results, whether due to laboratory or process problems
- Review, manage, and submit final lab results to other departments
- Organize and maintain quality control test data in SharePoint
- Calibrate and perform normal maintenance on all lab equipment
- Coordinate calibration of lab equipment needing third party calibration
- Organize storage tests, blind tests, and annual internal audits for the lab
- Update all files related to the lab and maintain good document traceability (Work instruction documents, lab recording forms, chemical safety information, calibration certificates, etc.)
- Order and maintain inventory of lab supplies, chemicals, and lab office supplies
- Communicate with global co-workers regarding laboratory information
- Communicate and comply with local government regarding proper chemical disposal laws
- Complete special projects and reports as assigned
- Assure that all duties are performed safely and incompliance with all environmental, health and safety requirements
- Update information on LIMS/SAP system
- Send out monthly reports
- Help organize and coordinate Product Support tests when needed
- Download and update data from temperature loggers (shipping/production loggers)
- Update and maintain mass balance data
- Over see the organization and maintenance of shipping/receiving of third party lab samples and data
- Understand the quality control process to help back up QA/QC manager when needed
- Responsible for Shelf-Life and Customer complaint samples submitted
Qualifications and experience
- A bachelor’s degree in a field relating to aquaculture such as food science, biology, fisheries, or related fields
- Microsoft Office experience (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
- Prior experience working in a lab with proven managerial abilities
- Basic Knowledge of GMP and HACCP systems
- Basic knowledge of LIMS/SAP systems (not needed but preferred)
Personal attributes/characteristics
- Establishing sustainable manufacturing-based quality systems that incorporates data analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective actions processed at the operator level.
- Original thinking is required to utilize current resources and talent base to drive accountability and sustainable systems to the Technician level. Original thinking will also be required to assist the Quality Assurance Supervisors, Plant Manager and working jointly with the Production Supervisor
- Effective oral and written communications
- Ability to travel to various destinations if needed
- Ability to build and develop relationships at all levels
- Ability to attend meetings via Microsoft Teams with colleagues around the globe
- A self-starter comfortable with working remotely and with colleagues in a variety of international locations
- Very fluent written/verbal communication skills in English
- Good time management
- Ability to make minor repairs in hatching lab when needed
Location: IAINC, Salt Lake City, USA
Reports to: QA/QC Manager & Plant Manager
Direct Reports: Lab Technician
Interested?
We offer a challenging job in a dynamic sector and growing company with a compatible salary package in-line with your experience. If you want to apply for this job, then please forward your CV and motivation letter to Mr. Marc De Feyter, HR Director, at HRM@inveaquaculture.com - Lab Technician
Job Purpose
- Complete routine laboratory tests, record test results, analyze data, and perform maintenance functions under the direction of professional staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Follow all Safety and Quality Systems policies/procedures
- Properly prepare the lab for testing samples as defined in the Working Instructions (WIs) and Supporting Documents (SDs)
- Analyze samples and record data based upon related WIs and SDs
- Help maintain test analysis data in SharePoint
- Analyze trends in data
- Understand basic working knowledge of LIMS system
- Able to complete sample tests within allotted goal time frame
- Inform Lab Supervisor of any problems
- Manage the lab according to defined Working Procedures (WP)
- Maintain the sanitation & organization of the Lab
- Perform lab equipment verification checks based upon quality standards
- Participate in calibration activities
- Assist in preparation of documents concerning laboratory analysis
- Perform any task assigned by the Artemia Lab Coordinator (location Thailand) or Lab Supervisor (local)
Qualifications and experience
- Diploma or Bachelor (BSc) in one of the following fields: Bioscience, Food Science, Feed Processing, Pharmaceutical Technology, or similar
- Basic Knowledge of GMP and HACCP systems
- Familiar with General Laboratory Practices
Personal attributes/characteristics
- Hands-on
- Production minded
- Scientific mind: critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical
- Self-reliant but also a team player
- Accurate, flexible, and reliable
- Interested in aquaculture
- Takes initiative
- MS Office (proficient in Excel, familiar with Word and Power Point) and other relevant computer software
- Very fluent written/verbal communication skills in English
Reports to: Lab Supervisor
Direct reports: NA
Location: IAINC, Salt Lake City, USA
Interested?
We offer a challenging job in a dynamic sector and growing company with a compatible salary package in-line with your experience. If you want to apply for this job, then please forward your CV and motivation letter to Mr. Marc De Feyter, HR Director, at HRM@inveaquaculture.com - QC Inspector
Job Purpose
- Prioritize and complete routine laboratory tests, record data results, maintain quality systems by inspecting incoming materials, verifying production processes, testing finished goods, and monitoring implementation of quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Follow all Safety and Quality Systems policies/procedures
- Monitors and verifies production processes and outgoing products and, reports quality issues and discrepancies to the QC Supervisor.
- Conducts visual and measurement tests based on existing working instructions and standards for raw materials, semimanofactured products, finished goods and packaging materials.
- Follows up on quality decisions to ensure corrective actions will take/have taken place on, but not limited to: questionable products on hold; rejecting non-conforming materials to the supplier; non-conforming products for re-processing.
- Verifies the calibration of devices and equipments assigned to QC.
- Collects and organizes sample(s) of raw materials/semi-manufactured products/finished goods for laboratory tests and further reference.
- Performs inspections following our GHP, HACCP or any other quality system in place (E.g.: Personal hygiene, Cleaning, Pest control, Transportation, Storage).
- Analyze lab samples and record data
- Maintain test analysis data in SharePoint
- Analyze trends in data
- Able to complete sample tests within allotted goal time frame
- Perform lab equipment verification checks based upon quality standards
- Chemical handling
- Any other tasks as assigned
Qualifications and experience
- Diploma or Bachelor (BSc) in one of the following fields: Bioscience, Food Science, Feed Processing, Pharmaceutical Technology, or similar.
- 1+ year QC.QA experience in food/feed factory.
- Familiar with general laboratory practices.
- Basic knowledge of GMP and HACCP systems.
- MS Office (proficient in Excel, familiar with Word and PowerPoint)
Personal attributes/characteristics
- Hands-on
- Production minded
- Scientific minded: critical thinking, problem solving, analytical
- Self-reliant and team player
- Accurate, flexible, and reliable
- Insterested in aquacultre
- Takes initiative
- Very fluent written/verbal communication skills in English
- Spanish speaking would be a plus
Reports to: QC Manager/Lab Supervisor
Direct reports: NA
Location: IAINC, Salt Lake City, USA
Interested?
We offer a challenging job in a dynamic sector and growing company with a compatible salary package in-line with your experience. If you want to apply for this job, then please forward your CV and motivation letter to Mr. Marc De Feyter, HR Director, at HRM@inveaquaculture.com