To assist in flavor development and novel creation for key customers and project briefings and to provide internal guidance for technical requests related to raw materials, finished flavors, and processing concerns. To be a leader and mentor for the flavor division, to maintain our creation and application lab competency level at the forefront, and to specifically assist flavorist trainees and junior staff members.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage projects, developing flavours in line with business need and in response to customer brief.
- Create new profiles in line with regional taste, needs and preferences.
- Be the technical expert and advisor to marketing, sales, and customers for ingredient and flavour performance for selected flavour types.
- Interact with key customers regionally or globally to understand requirements.
- Work with analytical group on flavour matching projects.
- Liaise directly with R&D France on relevant project work.
- Support introduction of new materials in the local creative portfolio manage the local codebook.
- Support the scale up of new formulations and production.
- Resolve flavour production issues and customer complaints.
- Proactively work with new molecules, in specific areas of improvement.
- Mentor others in the organization trainees & associate flavourists.
- Involvement in external groups - industry bodies, flavourist associations, etc.
- Stay connected regionally, foster knowledge sharing, teamwork & strategic partnerships.
- Commit to Robertet and SQF Quality Standards and continuous improvement of the quality management systems.
Required Skills:
- Base knowledge of organic chemistry and principles of food science.
- Expert in raw materials & flavour creation techniques.
- Knowledge of safe lab practices.
- Demonstrates early signs of problem-solving capability.
- Leadership qualities and management skills.
- Effective cross-functional team player with excellent communication skills.
- Proficiency in software tools: office spreadsheets, presentations, and databases.
Key Competencies:
- Can effectively cope with change.
- Can decide and act without having the total picture.
- Seek and value input from others.
- Consistently propose accurate solutions and suggestions.
- Inspire and build the confidence of others to achieve targets.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Minimum BS in Science (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences, etc.).
- 10 to 15 years independent creative flavor laboratory bench top experience.
- Lead Flavorist on Key Customer Accounts.
- 510 years direct supervision of flavorist assistants or junior staff.
- Customer/Internal Presentations.
- Cross-functional/International team experience.
Preferred:
- Masters degree in Food Technology, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Food or Chemical Engineering.
- 15 to 20 years independent creative flavor lab bench top experience.
- 10 to 15 years direct supervision of junior team members.
- Customer/Internal Presentations.
- Internal Initiative Leader.
- Mentorship experience.
- Advanced Degrees.
