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Senior Application Technologist - Your Future Position?

As a Senior Application Technologist in our Taste & Wellbeing Division, you will report to Application Head-Sweet and will need to Manage beverage & Dairy product development and flavour application process and provide complex technical expertise to drive operational excellence and develop strong cooperation with multiple customers, according to business goals and EH&S policies. Sound interesting? It could well be your good opportunity. If, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, deliver value and skilled at fostering strong relationships.

In this exciting role you will:

Food product development and flavour Application

• Execute daily brief-related tasks and fully manage the flavour selection, evaluation and application development as well as leading customer visits and product development and product presentations at the customer when required
• Lead evaluations of flavours in food applications for briefs, research projects and portfolio evaluations
• Select optimal flavours for projects according to specified requirements (i.e. customer, regulatory, legislation, costs) and proactively take responsibility to suggest updates using flavours with high performance in common applications
• Identify appropriate flavour delivery systems and technologies for customer projects in multiple applications
  
  

Knowledge sharing & expertise

• Serve as technical expert and advisor to marketing, sales, flavour creation, and customers for multiple applications
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with multiple customers; able to gain their trust and respect
• Consistently participate as a local champion for new technologies
• Coach, train, and motivate technicians, technologists and scientists
• Recommend appropriate lab/pilot plant equipment needed for capital project investments
  
  

Data Management

• Actively maintain the flavour performance data for the flavour portfolio through evaluation in finished product and capture of profiles
  
  

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
  
  

You?

Are you someone who wants to grow shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then come to join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• University Degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology
• Above 10 years of experience in a food applications lab, production, or related area
• Project management skills with consistent success record and considered to be an excellent choice to lead large development projects including the largest customer briefs and technical development projects in selected applications areas
• Ability to lead projects for customers and considered to be a leader in customer relationship skills in a specific applications area
• Expert technical problem solving skills in multiple food & beverage product development areas, especially in beverage and dairy areas
• Ability to prepare and present a broad variety of innovative technical presentations within Givaudan and to customers
• Ability to supervise and manage technicians and technologists and instruct scientists
• Understanding of Analytical/Sensory methodology as relevant to flavour selection
  
  

Our Benefits:

• Attractive package with benefits
• Paid annual leave and sick leave
• Commercial insurance
• Good opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
  
  

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.