FLAVORIST Sweet Goods/Hot Drinks Europe

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At Firmenich people are at the heart of the company, we are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.

FLAVORIST

Sweet Goods/ Hot Drinks, Europe

Work Location: Satigny (Geneva), Switzerland

We have been innovators in the science of the senses since 1895. Today, with more than 10,000 colleagues in our global family, we are the largest privately-owned fragrance & taste company in the world, that combines creativity, innovation and latest advanced technology that empowers our talents to succeed in the marketplace.

We are looking for extending our multicultural and most talented creators of taste that delivers positive food and beverages experiences to our customers and consumers. This position is based in Geneva, in our Sweet Goods European expertise Center. We count renowned creators among us but also applications and food science experts, sensory & consumer insights, as well several corporate and global teams.

Are you the Talent we are looking for?

We are looking for a talent willing to grow and curious to explore our advanced creative tools, has ambition to learn and work in a fast and rewarding environment

Key Responsibilities:
Create winning taste & flavor solutions supporting our customers new developments, following proper current regulations of the industry, customer and consumer needs.

Provide high quality technical support to selected external customers as needed, by working with Sales, technical, Business Unit multidisciplinary teams in order to maintain relationships with our customers and participate in a team-selling approach. Nurture productive customer relationship

Collaborate closely with application, marketing, portfolio, pricing, consumer insights and identify creative opportunities to create innovative and consumer preferred tastes.

Proactively evaluate new raw materials and new technologies and assess potential for future usage in new creations. Support on Tonality expertise programs by delivering state of the art solutions

Support Quality Control and Operations in scaling up new formulations, and trouble-shooting potential quality issues.

We value:
BS degree in Food Technology & Food Science, Chemistry or Biology

Min 5 years of experience as FLAVORIST in creating winning Flavors and Taste solutions for Dairy, Hot Drinks and overall Sweet Goods applications,

Ability to embrace rapid technological changes and usage of intelligent creative IT tools

Excellent project management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize work

Ability to work independently, curiosity to learn and autonomously with minimal supervision

Ability to travel when needed and support on customer presentation and trainings

Very good communication and presentation skills. Ability to create compelling stories about our solutions

Leadership and strong project management skills (planification, communication, time management)

Fluent in English, additional languages highly desirable

We offer:
High Challenge and High Reward Environment

Entry to exciting and inspiring world of flavors and taste

Culture that values diversity where people are at the heart of the company

Opportunity to work for a company that cares about environment and sets and achieve ambitious sustainability objective