Job Opportunity: Creation Director Europe
As the Creation Director for Europe at Givaudan, you will lead our flavour creation community to develop innovative and market-relevant flavour solutions that drive business growth and strengthen customer partnerships. Your role will involve inspiring teams, shaping strategic initiatives, and transforming creative concepts into impactful commercial successes.
You'll be based at our Innovation Center in Kemptthal and will report directly to the Head of Regional Innovation Europe.
Your Responsibilities
Strategy
- Define and guide Europe's flavour growth strategy with insights from cross-regional collaboration.
- Strengthen our leadership in high-growth market segments by identifying competitive advantages and innovation opportunities.
- Identify technical ingredient gaps and collaborate with partners to address them.
Innovation & Development
- Collaborate with Science & Technology, Product Management, Development, and Regulatory teams to test and launch new value propositions.
- Create flavour and taste formulations utilizing advanced tools and functional ingredients.
- Integrate innovations into compelling, customer-ready solutions.
Execution and Customer Engagement
- Lead technical input for customer briefs, fostering co-creation to enhance time to market.
- Present creative and technical concepts to customers and partners.
- Oversee the Flavourist School and creation training programs.
Knowledge & Systems
- Serve as the internal and external subject-matter expert in high-growth flavour domains.
- Encourage technical knowledge sharing and enhance digital creation tools and systems.
People and Talent Leadership
- Lead and represent the entire European flavour creation community.
- Build talent pipelines and share best practices on a global scale.
- Train creation team members in the region on new ingredients and technologies.
Your Professional Profile
- Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Flavour Technology, Sensory Science, or a related field.
- 15+ years of experience in flavour creation, development, or R&D with cross-functional leadership.
- Previous experience in a flavour company (mandatory) with expertise in raw materials, formulation, sensory evaluation, and scale-up.
- Excellent market awareness, regulatory knowledge, and customer insight skills.
- Creative and experimental mindset with a willingness to embrace new technologies.
- Skilled in translating complex technical concepts into clear commercial value narratives.
- Business fluency in English; proficiency in additional languages is an advantage.
What We Offer in Kemptthal
- Outstanding opportunities for progressive learning and development.
- Flexible working model with a 40-hour work week.
- Additional paid time off and favorable pension fund contributions.
- Subsidized meals in the staff restaurant and discounted catering options.
- Access to a sports and leisure club with on-site amenities.
- Discounts at the company shop and free staff parking.
- Subsidized REKA vouchers and SBB half-fare travel card.
- Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water) available at all locations.
- Worldwide private accident coverage with the freedom to choose your hospital.
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.