Job Opportunity: Ingredient Solutions Director, Europe
We are seeking an Ingredient Solutions Director for Europe, a professional dedicated to securing and enhancing our portfolio of ingredients and formulas while ensuring seamless delivery to our customers across the region.
Based at our state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Kemptthal, Switzerland, you will report directly to the Head of Regional Innovation Europe. In this role, you will oversee our Ingredient & Formula (I&F) and IPLC teams, shaping the ingredients of tomorrow while ensuring operational continuity today.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Set direction: Define and lead the strategy for ingredient and formula optimization across our diverse product portfolio, ensuring we offer the best possible palette for today and future market demands.
- Safeguard continuity: Implement processes and risk-management frameworks to protect supply, minimize challenges, and streamline operations without compromising quality.
- Champion I&F's role: Enhance the profile of ingredient and formula management within the organization as a critical enabler for customer satisfaction and margin realization.
Innovation & Development
- Guide creative problem-solving: Introduce market-leading tools and methodologies for proactive and reactive formula optimization.
- Refresh and future-proof: Evaluate and refresh ingredient palettes to deliver better performance, meet evolving regulatory guidelines, and align with key consumer trends such as natural, clean label, and sustainable sourcing.
- Harness digitalization: Use AI and digital tools to anticipate ingredient challenges and opportunities, identifying gaps before they become operational issues.
Execution Excellence & Customer Focus
- Champion delivery: Lead the validation and execution of formula changes, ensuring seamless roll-outs to both manufacturing and customer supply chains.
- Maximize value: Launch plans that directly enhance business and customer outcomes, such as improving delivery efficiency or reducing lead times through formula optimization.
- Connect innovation to improve: Ensure ingredient and formula expertise is aligned with commercial goals, delivering tailored, high-value solutions for our customers.
Knowledge, Systems, and Compliance
- Remain a trusted expert: Stay updated on regulatory developments in EU food, flavoring, and additive compliance, translating them into practical, applicable business practices.
- Use systems for speed: Lead processes associated with formula changes and industrialization, using data and KPIs to ensure speed, accuracy, and transparency.
People and Talent Leadership
- Inspire and develop: Build, coach, and empower teams across Europe, nurturing expertise and creating a future talent pipeline.
- Cultivate collaboration: Foster connections with essential internal communities, from Flavorists to Issue Management teams, promoting best practice sharing and mutual support.
Your Professional Profile
- Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Food Technology, or a similar technical discipline.
- 15+ years of leadership experience in formulation, ingredient or flavor technology, product development, or related fields.
- Demonstrated expertise in ingredient delivery systems, scale-up, and industrialization.
- Experience in supplier management, procurement, and financial accountability.
- In-depth knowledge of EU food regulations, labeling, allergens, and compliance regimes (REACH, Novel Foods).
- Experience in R&D pipelines, trend translation, and bringing innovations from concept to market.
- Proven track record in cross-functional leadership and talent development.
- Business fluency in English; proficiency in additional languages is advantageous.
Our Benefits in Kemptthal
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
- Flexible working model with a 40-hour work week.
- Additional paid days off and favorable pension fund contributions.
- Subsidized meals in the staff restaurant and discounted catering offers.
- Access to a sports and leisure club with amenities on-site.
- Discounts at the company shop and free staff parking.
- Subsidized REKA vouchers and SBB half-fare travel card.
- Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water) at all locations.
- Worldwide private accident coverage with free choice of hospital.
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.