Seasoning Creator

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

Purpose

Participate in seasoning development projects, in order to ensure effective and successful creation process in cooperation with customers, according to business objectives and EH&S policies.

Core Responsibilities

Seasoning Preparation & Evaluation

• Prepare seasoning samples as requested for customer briefs, applications needs, technology performance assessment, QC standards, physical testing, etc.
• Formulate new basic seasoning creations or modify existing seasonings to meet customer requirements, internal testing needs, or new technology development for multiple seasoning types
• Participate in the evaluation of seasoning materials developed internally or from external sources and assess potential for seasoning creation
• Execute daily brief-related tasks and fully manage assigned projects and provide seasonings which meet all defined customer needs which meet good manufacturing practices, sample scale-up, production requirements, regulatory compliance, etc. as well as leading customer visits and travelling to customers when required
• Ensure seasoning performance in the finished application through close collaboration with application technologist and factory trials
• Support seasoning validation during pilot plant and factory trials to ensure technical success and scalability

Proactive Development

• Proactively develop seasoning concepts, platforms and improvements to strengthen the technical portfolio and support commercial opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to optimise existing seasoning formulations for improved performance, cost efficiency, or differentiation.

Speed to market / Efficiency

• Support turnaround of customer briefs and internal project timelines.
• Prioritise and manage multiple briefs to ensure timely delivery of high-quality seasoning samples

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Translate customer insights, market trends, and commercial objectives into relevant seasoning solutions
• Contribute technical insights to support project win strategies and customer presentations
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, sales, sensory, regulatory, and manufacturing teams to ensure seasoning solutions meet customer and business requirements

Knowledge Sharing & Expertise

• Serve as a technical expert and advisor to marketing, sales, and customers for ingredient and flavour performance for multiple seasoning types
• Participate and learn about all areas of the company directly related to executing customer briefs (analytical chemistry, sensory, consumer understanding, regulatory, flavour delivery, manufacturing, etc.)
• Provide technical support resolve seasoning production issues and customer complaints with complete ownership of created seasonings
• Coach, train, and motivate seasoning assistants
• Document formulation learnings, raw material performance, and project outcomes to support knowledge sharing and future project success

Environmental Health & Safety

• Maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment in accordance with EH&S policies and hold others accountable for following these guidelines

Your profile:

• Polytechnic or Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology
• Completion of the Givaudan Seasoning Trainee Programme or accepted industry equivalent
• 6-8 years of experience within a Savoury and/or Snack background or related area
• Expert level tasting skills with the ability to understand how to adjust a seasoning formulation in the direction needed for modifications
• Expert knowledge of raw materials and seasoning ingredients with strong formulation capability across multiple seasoning types to deliver targeted flavour performance and functional requirements.
• Expert ability to interface with customers and effectively discuss the seasoning creation needs for multiple seasoning types
• Project management skills with the ability to successfully lead selected development projects
• Comprehensive knowledge of local and regional regulatory requirements for seasonings
• Ability to prepare and present seasoning creation related technical presentations
• In depth knowledge of application equipment, ingredients, and manufacturing procedures for the production of snack products
• In depth knowledge of seasoning manufacturing equipment and processes
• Ability to train, guide and supervise application technologists/lab assistants to ensure efficient lab operations and development output

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.