Senior Savoury Flavourist

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Savoury Flavourist for SAMEA

A Savoury Flavourist for our Regional Flavour Creation team to focus on South Asia, Middle East & Africa region, and based in our Dubai office in the United Arab Emirates - Your future position?

This exciting role will focus on the Savoury segment for our Taste & Wellbeing business in South Asia, Middle East & Africa. The role will report into the SAMEA Frontline technical head based in Dubai. You will be part of an exclusive global team of very experienced Flavourists in Givaudan and in a position to further develop your knowledge and expertise together with your colleagues within and outside your own team and region.

As a Flavourist at Givaudan, you will be working for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. Our passion for our customers - the big food & beverage companies - and their brands brings a new dimension to our Business to Business industry. You will be working for the market leader that is at the forefront of innovation in an industry of emotions. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers. Our customers in SAMEA have local, regional, and international profiles, which brings diversity and curiosity to our day to day job.

In this exciting role:

We are looking for a dynamic and creative professional who can be a good addition to our innovative team and culture. In this position, you will focus on the Savoury Market in SAMEA as well as support the Regional Innovation agenda to:

• Release your creativity to create the Savoury Flavours of the future:
• Based on both customer requests and market insights, you will create new flavours making use of the
  
  

newest flavour technologies, the latest ingredient innovations, market and consumer insights, and a

unique pallet of raw materials.

• You will also come with ideas and innovations to ensure our customers can continue to make the
  
  

difference for their consumers around the globe.

• Innovate and collaborate with our Science & Technology teams:
• You will work together with our Science & Technology (S&T) teams to identify the tools S&T develops that
  
  

will allow us to win more projects in Egypt.

• Within your innovation mandate, you will work in strong collaboration with the Marketing, Application, and
  
  

Commerical teams to apply these new tools in your new flavour creations for existing and innovative

Savoury applications.

• Craft excellent relationships with our customers:
• Maintain effective relationships with a broad number of partners and stakeholders to gain their trust and
  
  

respect.

• Execute daily brief-related tasks and fully manage assigned projects and provide flavours which meet all
  
  

defined customer needs and manufacturing practices, sample scale-up, production requirements,

regulatory compliance, etc.

• Lead customer visits for flavour creation and product presentations when required.
• Be a technical expert and leader:
• To resolve flavour production issues, customer complaints, and complete ownership of created flavours.
• Coach, train, and mentor flavour assistants, flavourists, and application technologists as required.
  
  

You?

Your professional profile includes:

• At least a Bachelors Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry or in any other relevant
  
  

discipline.

• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience as a Flavourist after completion of your trainee programme, with a Flavour house. Prior experience focussing on Africa or the Middle East region will be advantageous.
• Excellent creation experience for Savoury and able to manage briefs independently. Knowledge of any additional flavour categories will be advantageous, but not mandatory.
• Strong oral and written proficiency in the English language. Knowledge of additional languages like Arabic will be an advantage, but not essential.
• Solid knowledge of raw materials and flavour ingredients, flavour formulation, modifications and
  
  

adjustments, solvent and carrier systems, delivery systems, analytical methodologies, and regulatory

requirements.

• Ability to try innovative tools in flavour creation, building a strong trials plan and communicate the
  
  

outcome to the Flavour Creation & Application community.

• Expert tasting skills and the ability to create and adjust flavour formulations that meet the taste
  
  

requirements of customers.

• Excellent presentation skills and strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Able to direct and motivate project teams.
• A team-focused work style.
• An international mindset.
  
  

Our benefits:

• Attractive package with benefits.
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• A creative team environment that will inspire you.
  
  

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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