Senior Savoury Technologist (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 Senior Food Technologist (m/f/d) you serve as technical expert and advisor to savoury customers in Switzerland and Israel. You guide the development of new flavor Technical Capabilities and you will support the team in the execution of Innovation projects.

You will be based in our Innovation Center in Kemptthal and report directly to the Technical Manager Switzerland and Israel.

In this exciting role you will:

• Accomplish daily customer brief-related tasks including flavour selection, product evaluation, and application recipe development
• Build the Swiss and Israeli flavour collection by selecting the best flavours, applying technical information, sensory panelling techniques and commercials insights, according to country commercial strategy
• Select flavours for projects according to specified requirements (i.e. customer, regulatory, legislation, cost) and suggest improvements for Savoury. Manage technical customer communication to achieve a positive outcome of projects, develop concept presentations and present flavours and flavoured food products to customers
• Communicate content and updates on collections to technical and commercial teams including tasting
• Lead evaluations of flavours in food applications for existing portfolio flavours

Your professional profile includes:

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Food Science, Chemistry and Biology
• 5 years + experience in a food applications lab, production or related area
• Understanding of Savoury applications ingredients and processes with practical experience in customers' Food manufacturing Environment
• Project Management skills and experienced in leading selected customer Projects
• Willing and passionate about participating on customer Projects including customer visits
• Basic knowledge on solving technical challenges in Savoury
• Expert in translating market trends into products for selected customers
• Business fluent in English oral and written; of advantage German skills

Your benefits in Kemptthal:

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• 40 hour working week, flexible working model
• Additional paid days off
• Favorable pension fund contributions
• Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant / You benefit from a discounted catering offer (incl. lunch)
• 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 travelcard
• Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water)
• Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
• Worldwide private accident insurance

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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.