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Seasoning Creator - Your future position?
As the
Seasoning Creator,
you will be responsible for delivering innovative solutions and evaluation samples while providing technical support. Besides, you will collaborate closely with customers' R&D teams and support local sales and business development initiatives. Your role will involve managing all projects within the Snack & Savoury segments, ensuring alignment with business objectives and EH&S policies. You will report directly to the Technical Head and will be based in Mumbai, India.
Sounds interesting? In this exciting role you also will be responsible in:
- Develop and create seasoning samples based on customer briefs, application needs, and Givaudan standards, ensuring quality and performance.
- Formulate new seasonings or modify existing ones to meet customer and internal testing requirements, supporting new technology development.
- Evaluate and assess seasoning materials from internal and external sources for potential use in product development.
- Manage the commercial project pipeline with commercial teams, helping BR assesment /feasibility, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions that meet customer needs while adhering to manufacturing practices and regulatory compliance.
- Operate pilot-scale lab equipment for prototype production and monitor flavor and seasoning stability in food products.
- Participate in training courses for flavour application and seasoning creation, while sharing knowledge and exchange information with colleagues.
- Maintain lab facilities, ensuring cleanliness, ingredient stock availability, and compliance with EH&S policies.
- Document results and provide technical expertise to marketing, sales, and customers on seasoning performance to resolve seasoning production issues and customer complaints
- Collaborate with various departments involved in executing customer briefs.
- Coach and mentor seasoning creators and contribute to account development plans.
You?
Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who needs a new challenge and bring excellent contribution to the company? Then come and join us - and impact your world.
Your professional profile includes:
- Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemistry, or Biology. Completion of industry seasoning training is advantageous.
- 8 years of experience in seasoning creation within snacks & savoury portfolio (food service/HoReCa industries). Additional exposure as a Chef would be a bonus point.
- Strong sensory evaluation skills and expert-level tasting abilities, with a passion for seasoning formulation adjustments.
- In-depth knowledge of commodity replacements such as salt, fat, MSG, and sugar.
- Familiarity with various raw materials, seasoning ingredients, and taste molecules (e.g., amino acids, enzyme-modified flavour tools) to create diverse seasoning types that meet customer briefs and R&D needs.
- Creative solution mindset to apply various solutions in terms of costs, ingredients, production methods etc under tight cost guidelines.
- Proven project management skills with strong understanding of local and regional regulatory requirements for seasonings.
- Experience in delivering technical presentations on creative seasoning solutions to customers.
- Knowledge of application equipment, ingredients, and manufacturing processes for snack product production.
- Adaptable, self-driven and independent.
- Excellent understanding of customer value proposition.
- Strong communication skills and collaborative approach with internal & external stakeholders.
Our Benefits
- Attractive package with benefits.
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
- A creative team environment that will inspire you.
- Comprehensive healthcare and retirement plan.
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.
