Senior Application Technologist Alcohol Beverages

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Senior Application Technologist (Alcohol Beverages) - Your future position?

As the Senior Application Technologist (Alcohol Beverages) , you will serve as a technical expert for alcoholic beverage applications—developing, evaluating, and optimizing flavour solutions while collaborating closely with customers and internal teams to create innovative, high-performance blends that meet market needs. You will report to the to Senior Application Technologist 2 and will be based in Mumbai.

Sounds interesting? In this exciting role you also will be responsible in:

• Execute flavour development and application activities for alcoholic beverages—covering spirits, FABs, beer, and wine—ensuring flavour alignment with customer briefs and performance expectations.
• Collaborate with customers, blenders, and internal teams to design, test, and refine flavour solutions that meet creative, regulatory, and cost requirements.
• Conduct sensory and technical evaluations to assess flavour behaviour in finished beverages and support portfolio optimization.
• Identify appropriate flavour delivery systems and technologies, recommending improvements for key beverage applications.
• Maintain detailed flavour performance data and application profiles to support innovation and data-driven decision-making.
• Cultivate strong customer relationships built on trust, technical expertise, and responsiveness.
• Partner with marketing, sales, and flavour creation teams to coach on alcoholic beverage trends, processes, and flavour technologies.
• Ensure laboratory operations comply with EH&S standards, fostering a safe and organized environment.
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate teamwork, influencing successful project outcomes and customer satisfaction.
  
  

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:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Sugar & Alcohol Technology, Food Technology, or PG Diploma in Fermentation & Alcohol Technology.
• 8–10 years of relevant work experience in alcoholic beverage portfolio.
• Solid understanding of alcoholic beverage applications (spirits, FABs, beer, wine, etc.), ingredients (ENA, special spirits, DM water, caramel, etc.), and production processes such as fermentation, distillation, maturation, and blending.
• Proven experience solving technical challenges and optimizing formulations within customer manufacturing environments.
• Sound knowledge of raw materials, ingredient functionality, storage, distribution, and product stability for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Ability to assess flavour interactions and recommend modifications to enhance sensory performance.
• Strong project management and customer engagement skills, including leading development projects and onsite visits.
• Capability to interpret market trends and transform customer insights into innovative product and flavour solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Collaborative and effective working style within cross‑functional teams.
• Adaptable in managing changing project priorities, customer requirements, and market dynamics.
  
  

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.

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