Portfolio Manager - Fragrance Ingredients S&T (m/f/d)

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. 

As a Portfolio Manager (m/f)d) within the R&D departments you are driving the evolution of the local projects portfolio related to chemical entities. You ensure that the Research programs are following our priorities and are translated into tangible deliverables through excellent project management practices. Moreover, you support us in developing the global R&D portfolio.

You will be based in our Innovation Center in Kemptthal and report directly to the Ingredients CoE Head - S&T Fragrances.

In this exciting role you will:

• Portfolio Management: You take the ownership of Givaudan Fragrance Innovation Management Process (Voltaire). You define, with the project manager, the Ingredient CoE Head and the sponsor, the project passports with clear deliverables and accountabilities. You lead the Innovation/Brainstorming Process of the Ingredients CoE.
• Project Management: With the department heads you work together to monitor projects progresses. You steer the project team and validate the decision of the different gates of the project and you can lead some of the projects/gates of the ingredient CoE. You also guide the project management of selected big projects internally or externally.
• Methodologies Evolvement: In collaboration with other portfolio managers you evolve project management methodologies that are used for managing S&T Fragrance projects. You consolidate innovation needs in close collaboration with sales and category leaders, Research Management Committee, S&T and Regional Technology Heads.
• Performance Measurement: You measure pipeline performance through relevant Indicators with CoE Heads/ Category Heads/ Regional Technology Heads. Moreover, you participate in the Research Products Management Committee (RPMC) and bring value added inputs. You collaborate with Competitive Intelligence scientist for Ingredients CoE to benchmark and prioritize according to the projects portfolio.

Your professional profile includes:

• Master/PhD in synthetic organic chemistry, biotechnologies, chemical engineering, food technology;
• Min 5 years of experience within the Fragrance & Flavor industry. Experience in sustainability projects are a plus;
• Excellent project management skills including MS Excel proficiency;
• Familiar with PM software tools. Project Management Certification is an asset;
• Excellent communication and influencing skills;
• Driven and autonomous;
• Business Fluent in English. Additional language (German, French) is an asset.

Your benefits in Kemptthal:

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.;
• 40 hour working week, flexible working model and 1 day of home office;
• Additional paid days off;
• Favorable pension fund contributions;
• Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant;
• Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site);
• Discounts at the company shop;
• Free Staff Parking and Bike Badge;
• Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travel card;
• Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water);
• Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital;
• Worldwide private accident insurance.

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.
Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity. 
We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.