Principal Flavourist Lead / Principal Flavourist Lead

Job Title: Principal Flavourist Lead

As the Principal Flavourist Lead, you will serve as the foremost expert for the European Savoury segment, driving innovation, technical excellence, and best practices throughout the flavour creation community. In this role, you will mentor and develop talent to enhance future capabilities, strengthen commercial acumen, and create unique flavour solutions that solidify Givaudan's competitive advantage in the savoury market.

You will be based in Kemptthal and report directly to the Creation Director Europe.

Apply online using the form below.

Key Responsibilities

• Functional Leadership of the Savoury Flavourist Community
  • Lead the European flavourist community, promoting knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation.
  • Represent the region in global expert communities of practice to ensure regional relevance in flavour innovation.
  • Accountable for the talent and development process within the regional flavour community, actively participating in training and learning programs for flavourists.
• Creation Excellence and Innovation
  • Define and oversee strategic frameworks, tools, and design identity goals that support flavour excellence and innovation, aligning them with performance goals.
  • Act as a spokesperson for Savoury flavour expertise, representing the function to other teams, industry associations, and key customers.
  • Integrate new digital tools into flavour creation processes, championing them to enhance efficiency across the community.
• Regional Innovation and Customer Partnership
  • Lead mid-term development programs by connecting with sub-regions to understand their needs, translating global S&T plans into successful and profitable commercial solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Commercial, S&T, Procurement, Regulatory, Operations, Pricing & Controlling) to enhance and deliver superior flavour performance.
  • Serve as a strategic partner to key customers, showcasing Givaudan's creation capabilities in top-tier strategic discussions.

Professional Profile

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field.
• A minimum of 20 years of experience as a flavourist, primarily within the savoury segment.
• Experience across multiple countries.
• Proven track record in technical leadership, innovation, and community engagement.
• Advanced expertise in flavour formulation and sensory evaluation, delivering innovative solutions that align with market demands and drive commercial success.
• Engaging communicator capable of translating complex topics into clear insights that influence decisions and foster organizational consensus.
• Proficient in digital tools, data analytics, sustainable sourcing, and modeling to accelerate time-to-market and enhance customer value.
• Experience in connecting technical innovation to strategic outcomes, influencing investment decisions and enhancing market leadership.

Benefits in Kemptthal

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• 40-hour work week.
• 1 remote working day per week.
• Additional paid days off.
• Favorable pension fund contributions.
• Subsidized meals in the staff restaurant.
• Access to a sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site).
• Discounts at the company shop.
• Subsidized REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travel card.
• Worldwide private accident coverage with the freedom to choose your hospital.
• Worldwide private accident insurance.
• Additional family/education allowance.

Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.