Expression of Interest - SIT Career Nexus - Application Technologist

Date: 21 Jan 2026

Country: Singapore

Location:

Biopolis, SG

Function: Innovation, Quality & Food Safety

About Us

As a leading provider of high-quality food and beverage ingredients, we work with farming communities across the globe to grow, source and produce ingredients that are good for consumers, farmers, and the world around us. We supply household food brands and manufacturers worldwide with cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices ingredients which are often grown on our own farms and estates and sourced from hundreds of thousands of farmers across ~50 countries. Along with our diverse manufacturing and innovation capabilities, this means we can provide ingredients for a range of products, from a plant-based latte mix to an almond based snack bar or a dairy-free ice cream.  Making a positive impact on people and planet is a core component of our Purpose, to be the change for good food and a healthy future. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Product Information

Food & Beverage Solutions

We have launched a new platform called Food and Beverage solutions, part of our ingredients and solutions reporting unit. This platform consolidates our current category solutions capabilities and innovation infrastructure. We support customers in developing new consumer concepts and application solutions at our four customer solution centers in Amsterdam, Bangalore, Chicago, and Singapore. Food and Beverage solutions leverages the strengths of our five product platforms, including their global and sustainable supply chain capabilities, a complementary portfolio of high-quality food and ingredients, and extensive ingredient expertise. This enables us to address a diverse range of customer requirements in the rapidly evolving Food and Beverage industry. Built on deep consumer, category, and application understanding, we are enhancing our application and R&D capabilities to provide an end-to-end integrated customer experience. This opens up more on-trend and inspired product ideation opportunities. Together, we can co-create product innovations that delight consumers and make your ambitions a reality.

Job Description

Support activities focused on developing product applications suitable for Industry, HoReCa (food service), and consumer-packaged goods.
Collaborate with sales, business development and marketing teams to design the best new product application that meets customers’ expectations.
Adhere to the new product development SOPs that meet the specific sensorial, stability, food safety, industry standards, and regulatory demands of our customers.
Maintain thorough records of application formulations, testing outcome, and all related documents
Able to develop lab prototypes that are superior in quality, highlighting the uniqueness of ofi ingredients in the final application
Finding new creative ways to incorporate ofi ingredients in the product application areas by jointly developing winning concepts through consumer insights
Compile evaluation reports on ingredients performance and incorporate sensory findings to present the overall organoleptic outcomes
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum degree in Food Technology / Science discipline or a relevant field with a minimum of 1 - 2 year of working experience in food ingredient applications.
Knowledge of different ingredients and product categories will be an added advantage.
Good written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills to effectively work with external customers and colleagues. Fluent in English. Mandarin understanding will be an added advantage.
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisor and other stakeholders.
Good team player and ability to collaborate with other team members.
Reliable, proactive, and highly initiative.

ofi is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to racial or ethnic origin, color, age, religion or belief, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.