Technical Application Manager Feed EMEA

We are seeking a Technical Application Manager – Feed (preferably based in Northern Italy) for our Animal Nutrition division in EMEA.

About Barentz

Barentz is a global specialty ingredients solutions provider. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide, and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support, including pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation, and ingredient testing at its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories across EMEA, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.

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About this role

Job Purpose

The Technical Application Manager is the technical authority for emulsifier solutions in animal feed, supporting feedmill customers across Italy and EMEA. The role converts emulsifier science into practical, value-creating feed applications—improving fat digestion, pellet quality, feed efficiency, and animal performance—while supporting sales, R&D, production, and regulatory teams. Similar roles combine customer application support, trials, technical training, and market-development work.

Key responsibilities

Technical customer support

• Act as the primary technical contact for feedmill customers, nutritionists, production managers, and distributors in Italy and across EMEA.
• Diagnose customer challenges related to fat/oil inclusion, emulsifier selection, fat digestion, pellet durability, and feed conversion.
• Recommend the appropriate emulsifier type, dosage, application method, and formulation strategy for each species, diet, and production system.
• Provide remote and on-site troubleshooting for dosing systems, premix incorporation, liquid-fat application, and process-related issues.

Application development and trials

• Design, coordinate, and evaluate laboratory, pilot-scale, and commercial feedmill trials.
• Define trial protocols, success criteria, sampling plans, and statistical interpretation in collaboration with R&D and customers.
• Collect and analyze performance data on fat digestibility, growth performance, feed conversion, pellet quality, and return on investment.
• Translate trial results into clear technical recommendations, customer reports, and commercial proof points.

Sales and market enablement

• Partner with sales teams to qualify opportunities, prepare technical proposals, and support key-account negotiations.
• Deliver customer presentations, product demonstrations, workshops, and technical training for internal teams, distributors, and customers.
• Monitor competitor products, market trends, and emerging customer needs across EMEA.
• Support new-product launches, application guides, technical literature, and value-selling tools.

Cross-functional collaboration

• Work with R&D to prioritize formulation improvements and identify unmet application needs.
• Collaborate with quality, regulatory, and production teams to ensure products meet feed-safety, labeling, and local regulatory requirements.
• Support procurement and operations with technical input on raw-material performance and product consistency.
• Maintain an org